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Synodontaspis

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Taxonomy
Synodontaspis was named by White (1931) [Sepkoski's age data: ]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Odontaspis (Synodontaspis) by Dalinkevičius (1935), Casier (1946), Casier (1958), Cassier (1966), Schultz (1968) and Heinrich (1969).

It was assigned to Odontaspis by Dalinkevičius (1935), Casier (1946), Casier (1958), Cassier (1966), Schultz (1968) and Heinrich (1969); to Odontaspinae by Herman (1977); to Odontaspidae by Case and Schwimmer (1988); to Odontaspididae by Case et al. (1990) and Peng et al. (2001); and to Lamniformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Synodontaspis White
1935Odontaspis (Synodontaspis) Dalinkevičius p. 268
1946Odontaspis (Synodontaspis) Casier p. 64
1958Odontaspis (Synodontaspis) Casier p. 18
1966Odontaspis (Synodontaspis) Cassier p. 68
1968Odontaspis (Synodontaspis) Schultz p. 73 figs. Plate 1, Figs. 8-12
1969Odontaspis (Synodontaspis) Heinrich p. 47
1977Synodontaspis Herman p. 165
1988Synodontaspis Case and Schwimmer p. 294
1990Synodontaspis Case et al. p. 1085
2001Synodontaspis Peng et al. p. 5
2002Synodontaspis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyOdontaspididaeMüller and Henle 1839
genusSynodontaspisWhite 1931

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.

G. †Synodontaspis White 1931
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†Synodontaspis atlasi Arambourg 1952
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Chattian or 56.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Morocco Carcharias atlasi (71235)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Morocco Carcharias atlasi (91339)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Togo S. koeni, S. sp. (32991)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Ukraine (Luhansk) S. vincenti (120885)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) S. crassidens (32012)