Symmoriiformes
Extinct order of cartilaginous fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Symmoriiformes is an extinct order of stem-group holocephalians.[1] Originally named Symmoriida by Zangerl (1981),[2] it has subsequently been known by several other names. Lund (1986) synonymized the group with Cladodontida, while Maisey (2008) corrected the name to Symmoriiformes in order to prevent it from being mistaken for a family.[3] The symmoriiform fossils record begins during the late Devonian. Most of them died out at the start of the Permian, but Dwykaselachus is known from the Artinskian-Kungurian of South Africa.[1] Teeth described from the Valanginian of France[4] and Austria[5] indicate that members of the family Falcatidae might have survived until the Early Cretaceous; however, these teeth were also argued to be more likely neoselachian teeth.[6]
Symmoriiformes | |
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Symmorium | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Order: | †Symmoriiformes Zangerl, 1981 (sensu Maisey, 2007) |
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