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Edaphodon divaricatus

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Edaphodontidae

Taxonomy
Ischyodus divaricatus was named by Cope (1869). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Edaphodon divaricatus by Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Ischyodus divaricatus Cope p. 314
1902Edaphodon divaricatus Hay p. 324

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
suborderChimaeroidei
superfamilyChimaeroidea
familyEdaphodontidaeOwen 1846
genusEdaphodonBuckland 1838
speciesdivaricatus()

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.

Edaphodon divaricatus Cope 1869
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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 06:54:26
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:54:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available