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Orodontiformes ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)217768https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=217768
Rankorder (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Orodontiformes
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
classChondrichthyesHuxley 1880
subclassHolocephali
orderOrodontiformesZangerl 1981
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Orodontiformesorderbelongs to Paraselachimorphastated with evidenceNelson, 2006
Orodontiformesorderbelongs to Euchondrocephalistated without evidenceGinter et al., 2010
Orodontiformesorderbelongs to Holocephalistated with evidenceLong, 2011
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)45
First Recorded Appearance359 - 331 Ma
Paleozoic
Last Recorded Appearance290 - 272 Ma
Permian
Environmentmarine (based on Vertebrata)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Holocephali)
Dietcarnivore (based on Holocephali)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. Zangerl. 1981. Chondrichthyes I: Paleozoic Elasmobranchii. In H.P. Schultze (ed.), Handbook of Paleoichthyology 3a

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Leiodontidae
family
listed (PBDB)
Orodontidae
family
listed (PBDB)18359 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
290 Ma
Permian

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1981Orodontida Zangerl
2002Orodontida Sepkoski, Jr.
2006Orodontiformes Nelson p. 43
2010Orodontiformes Ginter et al. p. 109
2011Orodontiformes Long p. 242

References

Zangerl R. (1981) Chondrichthyes I: Paleozoic Elasmobranchii, Handbook of Paleoichthyology 3a
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Nelson J. S. (2006) , Fishes of the world, 4th edition, 1-601
Ginter M., Hampe O., et al (2010) Chondrichthyes, Paleozoic Elasmobranchii: Teeth, Handbook of Paleoichthyology 3D, 1-168
Long J. A. (2011) , The Rise of Fishes: 500 Million Years of Evolution (Second Edition), 1-287
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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