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Indotrigonodon ovatus

Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes

Taxonomy
Indotrigonodon ovatus was named by Jain and Sahni (1983). It is not extant. Its type specimen is ISI P 111. Its type locality is Pisdura Hill (sandstone), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial claystone/sandstone in the Lameta Formation of India. It is the type species of Indotrigonodon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Indotrigonodon ovatus Jain and Sahni pp. 72-73 figs. 4A-C, F-H, Pl. 2:1-5

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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)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Percomorpharia
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
genusIndotrigonodon
speciesovatus

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.

Indotrigonodon ovatus Jain and Sahni 1983
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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: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:45:45
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:45:45
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) Indotrigonodon ovatus (type locality: 60397)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0India (Andhra Pradesh) Indotrigonodon ovatus (153368)