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Cylindracanthus gigas

Acipenseriformes

Taxonomy
Coelorhynchus gigas was named by Woodward (1888). Its type specimen is BMNH 893-5 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cylindracanthus gigas by White (1926).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Coelorhynchus gigas Woodward p. 225
1891Coelorhynchus gigas Woodward p. 121
1926Cylindracanthus gigas White p. 71

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderAcipenseriformesBerg 1940
suborderAcipenseriodeiNelson 2016
genusCylindracanthusLeidy 1856
speciesgigas(Woodward 1888)

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.

†Cylindracanthus gigas Woodward 1888
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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: 2009-07-20 20:46:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:46:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Nigeria Cylindracanthus gigas (77257 187560)