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Palaeobates

Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Acrodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Palaeobates Woodward p. 248
1963Palaeobates Jordan p. 593
1981Palaeobates Rieppel p. 338
1981Palaeobates Zangerl
1987Palaeobates Maisey p. 27
1998Palaeobates Duffin p. 241
2002Palaeobates Sepkoski
2008Palaeobates Chrzastek p. 230
2013Palaeobates Pla et al. p. 771

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderHybodontiformes(Patterson 1966)
superfamilyHybodontoidea
familyAcrodontidaeCasier 1959
genusPalaeobates

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Palaeobates angustissimus Agassiz 1834
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Invalid names: Palaeobates acrodiformis Schmid 1861 [synonym], Palaeobates ovalis Schmid 1861 [synonym], Strophodus elytra Agassiz 1838 [synonym]
Palaeobates polaris Stensiƶ 1921
Palaeobates reticulatus Duffin 1998
Palaeobates shastensis Bryant 1914
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Spathian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 251.30000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Norway (Svalbard) P. polaris (103365)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Canada (British Columbia) P. sp. (90301)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen P. polaris (120228)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen P. n. sp. (120222) P. polaris (196857)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany P. angustissimus (137641)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Poland P. angustissimus (63538)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0USA (Nevada) P. sp., P. shastensis (93564)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Switzerland P. angustissimus (132294 132295 132296)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Niedersachsen) P. angustissimus (139348)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Germany P. angustissimus (137645)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Poland P. sp., P. angustissimus (146920)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Poland P. angustissimus (137638)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Poland P. sp. (149687)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0France (Grand Est) P. angustissimus (139873 139874)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Spain P. angustissimus (146921)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Slovenia P. sp. (166629)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (California) Strophodus shastensis (136686)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Germany P. sp. (34416)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Hungary P. sp. (156154 156155)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy P. sp. (144939)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Austria P. sp. (149437)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Germany P. angustissimus (122369)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (120898)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3France (Champagne-Ardennes) P. sp. (139922)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1China (Xinjiang) Chondrichthyes indet. (47056)