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Nostolepis gracilis

Chondrichthyes - Climatiiformes - Climatiidae

Taxonomy
Nostolepis gracilis was named by Gross (1947). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. gaujensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Nostolepis gracilis Gross
1979Nostolepis gracilis Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderClimatiiformesBerg 1940
familyClimatiidaeBerg 1940
genusNostolepisPander 1856
speciesgracilisGross 1947

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.

†Nostolepis gracilis Gross 1947
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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: 2009-12-09 04:51:13
Modified: 2009-12-09 06:54:46
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Kaugetuma to the top of the Emsian or 423.00000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kaugetuma423.0 - 421.5Estonia Nostolepis gracilis (195606)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Estonia Nostolepis gracilis (13830)
Ohesaare421.5 - 419.2Estonia Nostolepis gracilis (13831)
Ohesaare421.5 - 419.2Estonia (Saare) Nostolepis gracilis (193837)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3New Zealand Nostolepis gracilis (40524)