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Lonchidion griffisi

Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Lonchidiidae

Taxonomy
Lissodus griffisi was named by Case (1987).

It was recombined as Lonchidion griffisi by Rees and Underwood (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Lissodus griffisi Case
2002Lonchidion griffisi Rees and Underwood

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderHybodontiformes(Patterson 1966)
superfamilyHybodontoidea
familyLonchidiidae
genusLonchidion
speciesgriffisi(Case 1987)

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.

Lonchidion griffisi Case 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Wyoming) Lissodus griffisi (70269 70451 70453 70454 70455 70488 70489 70499 70500 70501)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Colorado) Lonchidion griffisi (167302)