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Enchodus dirus

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae

Taxonomy
Enchodus dirus was named by Leidy (1857).

It was recombined as Phasganodus dirus by Leidy (1857) and Leidy (1873); it was recombined as Cimolichthys dirus by Hay (1902).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. serrulatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Enchodus dirus Leidy
1857Phasganodus dirus Leidy
1873Phasganodus dirus Leidy p. 289
1902Cimolichthys dirus Hay p. 390
2019Enchodus dirus Hoganson et al. p. 56 figs. 12.7-12.9
2022Enchodus dirus Ebersole et al. p. 391 fig. 9A,B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Aulopa
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderAlepisauroidei
superfamilyAlepisauroideaDavis 2010
familyEnchodontidaeWoodward 1901
genusEnchodus
speciesdirusLeidy 1857

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.

†Enchodus dirus Leidy 1857
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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: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-20 21:10:46
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:10:46
Source: f = family, o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Maryland) Enchodus dirus (127194)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Russian Federation (Saratov) Enchodus dirus (224997)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Enchodus dirus (179290 179291 213580 213582 213583 213584 213585 213586 213587 213588 213589 213590 213600 213601 213603 213604 213608 213612 213615)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Greece Enchodus dirus (207367)