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Ageleodus

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Ageleodus was named by Owen (1867) [Sepkoski's age data: C l C Pn]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Janassidae by Jordan (1963); to Chondrichthyes by Downs and Daeschler (2001); to Petalodontida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Euchondrocephali by Ginter et al. (2010).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Ageleodus Owen
1888Callopristodus Traquair
1889Callopristodus Woodward p. 54
1963Ageleodus Jordan p. 593
1963Callopristodus Jordan p. 593
2001Ageleodus Downs and Daeschler p. 811
2002Ageleodus Sepkoski
2010Ageleodus Ginter et al. p. 149

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
genusAgeleodusOwen 1867

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. †Ageleodus Owen 1867
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Ageleodus pectinatus Agassiz 1838
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Invalid names: Ageleodus diadema Owen 1867 [synonym], Ctenoptychius denticulatus Agassiz 1838 [synonym]
Invalid names: Callopristodus Traquair 1888 [synonym]
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: base of the Late/Upper Famennian to the top of the Rhaetian or 364.70000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Belarus (Homel) A. sp. (232528)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (Pennsylvania) A. pectinatus (35044)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0United Kingdom Callopristodus pectinatus (137312)
Middle Pennsylvanian314.6 - 306.95USA (West Virginia) A. sp. (125143)
Kasimovian - Moscovian307.0 - 307.0United Kingdom Callopristodus pectinatus (137315)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (England) Ctenoptychius pectinatus (122362)