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Crassidonta

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes

Taxonomy
Crassidonta was named by Branson (1916) [Sepkoski's age data: P l P Leon Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. Its type is Crassidonta stuckenbergi.

It was assigned to Chimaeriformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Crassidonta Branson p. 644
2002Crassidonta Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
genusCrassidonta

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. †Crassidonta Branson 1916
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Crassidonta stuckenbergi Branson 1916
Crassidonta subcrenulata Teichert 1943
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:54:26
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:54:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 279.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Australia (Western Australia) C. subcrenulata (90232)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Wyoming) C. stuckenbergi (128880 149345)