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Siksika

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Pristodontidae

Taxonomy
Siksika was named by Lund (1989) [Sepkoski's age data: C Serp-l]. It is not extant. Its type is Siksika ottae.

It was assigned to Petalodontida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pristodontidae by Lund (1989) and Ginter et al. (2010).

Species
S. ottae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Siksika Lund p. 357
2002Siksika Sepkoski
2010Siksika Ginter et al. p. 137

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderPetalodontiformes()
familyPristodontidaeWoodward 1889
genusSiksika

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. †Siksika Lund 1989
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Siksika ottae Lund 1989
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 07:09:25
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:09:25
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) S. ottae (116654)