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Kallodentis rhytistemma

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae

Taxonomy
Kallodentis rhytistemma was named by Engelbrecht et al. (2017). Its type specimen is NRM-PZ P16143, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is IAA 1/90, which is in a Ypresian estuary/bay horizon in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica. It is the type species of Kallodentis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Kallodentis rhytistemma Engelbrecht et al. p. 10 figs. Figs. 6-12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyTriakidaeGray 1851
tribeTriakiniLinck 1790
genusKallodentis
speciesrhytistemma

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.

Kallodentis rhytistemma Engelbrecht et al. 2017
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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 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Priabonian or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Antarctica Kallodentis rhytistemma (type locality: 100414)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Antarctica (Seymour Island) Kallodentis rhytistemma (176085)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Antarctica Kallodentis rhytistemma (100419)