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Delphyodontos

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Delphyodontos was named by Lund (1980) [Sepkoski's age data: C Serp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 746]. Its type is Delphyodontos dacriformes.

It was assigned to Holocephali by Lund (1980); and to Chimaeriformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
D. dacriformes (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Delphyodontos Lund p. 697
2002Delphyodontos Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
genusDelphyodontos

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. †Delphyodontos Lund 1980
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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 06:36:22
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:36:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Arnsbergian or 327.00000 to 323.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (Montana) D. dacriformes (116654)