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Ptychodus polygyrus marginalis

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Ptychodontidae

Taxonomy
Ptychodus polygyrus marginalis was named by Agassiz (1839). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Ptychodus marginalis by Herman (1977), Amadori et al. (2023), Amadori et al. (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Ptychodus polygyrus marginalis Agassiz p. 156 figs. Pl 25, figs 6,8
1977Ptychodus marginalis Herman p. 72 figs. Pl 2, fig 11
2023Ptychodus marginalis Amadori et al. p. 4 fig. 2C,G
2023Ptychodus marginalis Amadori et al. p. 14 fig. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
RankNameAuthor
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyPtychodontidae
genusPtychodus
speciespolygyrus
subspeciesmarginalis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available