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Ptychoceratodus szechuanensis

Dipnoi - Ptychoceratodontidae

Taxonomy
Ceratodus szechuanensis was named by Young (1942). Its type specimen is IVPP V.230. Its type locality is locality 47 (8b), Guangyuan, which is in a Tithonian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in China.

It was recombined as Ptychoceratodus szechuanensis by Martin (1982); it was recombined as Ferganoceratodus szechuanensis by Martin et al. (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Ceratodus szechuanensis Young pp. 294-295 figs. Pl. 1:2-5
1982Ptychoceratodus szechuanensis Martin p. 612
1997Ferganoceratodus szechuanensis Martin et al.
2004Ceratodus szechuanensis Schultze p. 489

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
familyPtychoceratodontidae
genusPtychoceratodusJaekel 1926
speciesszechuanensis()

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
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Norian to the top of the Tithonian or 228.00000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5Thailand (Chaiyaphum) Ceratodontidae indet. (89992)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5Thailand (Changwat Nakhon Si Thammarat) Ferganoceratodus szechuanensis (137735)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0China (Sichuan) Ceratodus szechuanensis (type locality: 47076 159590)