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Hybodus houtienensis

Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Hybodontidae

Taxonomy

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Hybodus houtienensis Young pp. 235-236
1951Hybodus houtienensis Young p. 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderHybodontiformes(Patterson 1966)
superfamilyHybodontoidea
familyHybodontidae()
subfamilyHybodontinae
genusHybodus
specieshoutienensis

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Hybodus houtienensis Young 1940
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C.-C. Young 1951Dorsal spine is coarsely striated with more or less well developed tubercles along the striated ridges, especially so near the base. Double rows of denticles are at the upper posterior side of the spine; lower part is opposite in position and distinctly alternated toward the top. Those of the upper part are also closely situated.
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available