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Ichthyotomi
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| Rank | order (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Ichthyotomi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 419 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Chondrichthyes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Chondrichthyes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. S. Jordan. 1963. The Genera of Fishes and a Classification of Fishes. Stanford University Press | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Pleuracanthides ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Cladodontidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Gyracanthidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 323 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1902 | Ichthyotomi Hay p. 263 |
| 1934 | Ichtyotomi Heintz p. S177 |
| 1963 | Ichthyotomi Jordan p. 591 |
References
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!
