Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Ptychodontidae
Alternative combination: Ptychodus whippleyi
Belongs to Ptychodus according to K. N. Bice and K. Shimada 2016
See also Antunes and Cappetta 2002, Bardack 1968, Becker et al. 2010, Cappetta 1973, Cappetta and Case 1999, Cicimurri 2001, Cicimurri 2004, Edwards 1976, Evetts 1979, Hamm and Cicimurri 2011, Hay 1902, Herman 1977, Leidy 1873, Sealey et al. 2006, Shimada 2006, Stewart and Martin 1993, Williamson et al. 1993, Wolberg 1985 and Wolberg 1985
Sister taxa: Buffonites, Ptychodus altior, Ptychodus anonymus, Ptychodus articulatus, Ptychodus atcoensis, Ptychodus belluccii, Ptychodus concentricus, Ptychodus decurrens, Ptychodus elevatus, Ptychodus latissimus, Ptychodus mahakalensis, Ptychodus mammillaris, Ptychodus marginalis, Ptychodus martini, Ptychodus mediterraneus, Ptychodus mortoni, Ptychodus occidentalis, Ptychodus papillosus, Ptychodus parvulus, Ptychodus paucisulcatus, Ptychodus pauli, Ptychodus polygyrus, Ptychodus rhombodus, Ptychodus rugosus, Ptychodus schlotheimii, Ptychodus sulcatus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Angola (1 collection), Canada (1: Manitoba), United States (41: Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 43 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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