Actinopteri - Pachycormiformes - Pachycormidae
Alternative combination: Ptychodus gibberulus
Synonym: Ptychodus arcuatus Agassiz 1837
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1837. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (8me, 9me livraison) viii-72
Belongs to Protosphyraena according to A. Kanarkina et al. 2025
See also Agassiz 1837
Sister taxa: Protosphyraena bentoniana, Protosphyraena chirurgus, Protosphyraena dimidiata, Protosphyraena ferox, Protosphyraena hurleyi, Protosphyraena nitida, Protosphyraena obliquidens, Protosphyraena occidentalis, Protosphyraena perniciosa, Protosphyraena recurvirostris, Protosphyraena spectabilis, Protosphyraena tenuirostris, Protosphyraena tenuis, Protosphyraena terminalis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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