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Protacrodus vetustus

Chondrichthyes - Protacrodontidae

Taxonomy
Protacrodus vetustus was named by Jaekel (1925). It is the type species of Protacrodus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Protacrodus vetustus Jaekel
1988Protacrodus vetustus Li p. 101

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
superfamilyProtacrodontoidea
familyProtacrodontidaeCappetta et al. 1993
genusProtacrodusJaekel 1925
speciesvetustusJaekel 1925

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.

†Protacrodus vetustus Jaekel 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Late/Upper Frasnian or 379.50000 to 376.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Russian Federation Protacrodus vetustus (133356)