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Phacodus punctatus

Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes

Taxonomy
Phacodus punctatus was named by Dixon (1850). Its type specimen is BMNH 25829 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Phacodus.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Phacodus punctatus Dixon p. 371
1988Phacodus sergipensis Santos and Figueiredo p. 447 figs. Fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
genusPhacodus
speciespunctatus

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.

Phacodus punctatus Dixon 1850
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Invalid names: Phacodus sergipensis Santos and Figueiredo 1988 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:40:08
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:04:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Alabama) Phacodus punctatus (84194)