Placodermi - Ptyctodontida - Ptyctodontidae
Parent taxon: Ptyctodontidae according to R. Denison 1978
See also Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Sepkoski 2002 and Woodward 1891
Sister taxa: Acmoniodus, Bulbocanthus, Chelyophorus, Ctenurella, Desmoporella, Eczematolepis, Goniosteus, Palaeomylus, Ptyctodopsis, Ramphodus, Rhynchodus, Rinodus
Subtaxa: Ptyctodus bradyi Ptyctodus calceolus Ptyctodus compressus Ptyctodus czarnockii Ptyctodus eastmani Ptyctodus ferox Ptyctodus howlandi Ptyctodus kielcensis Ptyctodus major Ptyctodus molaris Ptyctodus obliquus Ptyctodus panderi Ptyctodus punctatus Ptyctodus reimanni Ptyctodus sibericus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Germany (1 collection), the Russian Federation (2), United States (4: Iowa, Missouri)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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