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Pygopterus

Palaeonisciformes - Pygopteridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Pygopterus Agassiz p. 10 figs. Vol I, Pl D, fig 3
1850Pygopterus King
1891Pygopterus Woodward p. 470
1902Pygopterus Hay p. 367
1921Pygopterus Stensiö
1937Pygopterus Aldinger p. 135
2014Pygopterus Hoşgör and Štamberg p. 154

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPalaeoniscoidei
familyPygopteridae
genusPygopterus

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.

G. †Pygopterus Agassiz 1833
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†Pygopterus bonnardi Agassiz 1833
†Pygopterus concavus Henry 1876
†Pygopterus crecelii Wilser 1923
†Pygopterus degeeri Stensiö 1921
†Pygopterus gleerupi Aldinger 1937
†Pygopterus greenockii Agassiz 1843
†Pygopterus humboldti Agassiz 1833
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Invalid names: Pygopterus mandibularis Agassiz 1839 [synonym]
†Pygopterus jamesoni Agassiz 1843
†Pygopterus latus Egerton 1850
†Pygopterus lucius Agassiz 1833
†Pygopterus nielseni Aldinger 1937
†Pygopterus scoticus Agassiz 1833
†Pygopterus sculptus Agassiz 1843
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:35:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:35:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Westphalian A to the top of the Rhaetian or 318.70000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Belgium P. sp. (228887)
Ufimian - Late/Upper Kazanian279.5 - 268.0Russian Federation (Udmurtia) P. sp. (187322)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Turkey P. nielseni (161079)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom (England) P. mandibularis (90263 90264 90268 90269) P. mandibularis, P. latus (90266)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Germany P. humboldii (149471) P. humboldti (96856 130037 130038 130041 130275 130280 137316 140943 140944)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Greenland P. nielseni (121972 121973 121974)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom P. humboldti (131704 140945)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom (Durham) P. humboldti (131707 140946)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen Myriolepis sp. (120367) P. degeeri (120228 120231 120232 120366)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3France (Franche-Comté) P. concavus (149401 149403 149414 149415)