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Desmiodus minusculus

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Orodus minusculus was named by Newberry and Worthen (1866).

It was recombined as Desmiodus minusculus by Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Orodus minusculus Newberry and Worthen
1902Desmiodus minusculus Hay p. 297

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
genusDesmiodusSt. John and Worthen 1875
speciesminusculus(Newberry and Worthen 1866)

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.

†Desmiodus minusculus Newberry and Worthen 1866
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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: 2009-07-21 06:36:22
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:36:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available