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Gnathostomata
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| Rank | superclass (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Gnathostomata | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Common Name | jawed fish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 59,029 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 12,284 (21%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 466 - 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Chordata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. Gegenbauer. 1874. Grundriss der Vergleichenden Anatom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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 Chondrichthyesclass | listed (PBDB) | Cartilaginous Fish | 13,793 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 0 Ma Extant |
| Ichthyes class | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Thelodonti ✝ subclass | listed (PBDB) | 54 | 443 Ma Silurian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Lupopsyroides ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Obtusacanthus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Plectrodus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Qilinyu ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 427 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
| Chondrichthiomorphi ✝ unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | ||||
 Osteichthyesunranked clade | listed (PBDB) | Bony Fish | 197,813 | 443 Ma Silurian | 0 Ma Extant |
| Placodermiomorphi ✝ unranked clade | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1874 | Gnathostomata Gegenbauer p. 408 |
| 1898 | Gnathostomata Gadow p. 5 |
| 1934 | Gnathostomata Säve-Söderbergh p. 17 |
| 1999 | Gnathostomata Dineley and Metcalf p. 11 |
| 2001 | Gnathostomata Donoghue and Smith p. 18 |
| 2003 | Gnathostomata Meyer and Zardoya |
| 2011 | Gnathostomata Long p. 241 |
| 2017 | Gnathostomata Richter et al. p. 110 |
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!
