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Orthechinorhinus davidae

Chondrichthyes - Etmopteridae

Taxonomy
Orthechinorhinus davidae was named by Welton (2016). Its type specimen is NMMNH 771891, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Waldport, south, which is in a Rupelian marine siltstone in the Alsea Formation of Oregon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Orthechinorhinus davidae Welton p. 304 figs. Figures 3, 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
—Selachii
superorderSqualimorphi
—SqualidaNelson et al. 2016
—Squaliformes(Goodrich 1909)
familyEtmopteridaeFowler 1941
genusOrthechinorhinusAdnet 2006
speciesdavidae

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.

†Orthechinorhinus davidae Welton 2016
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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: 2009-07-21 07:18:41
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:41
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian - Rupelian37.71 - 27.3USA (Oregon) Orthechinorhinus davidae (59920)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Oregon) Orthechinorhinus davidae (type locality: 199730)