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Petrodus patelliformis

Chondrichthyes - Symmoriiformes - Symmoriidae

Taxonomy
Petrodus patelliformis was named by McCoy (1848). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Petrodus.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Petrodus patelliformis McCoy
1855Petrodus patelliformis M'Coy p. 637 figs. pl. 3G, figs. 6-8
1866Petrodus occidentalis Newberry and Worthen p. 70 figs. Pl 4, figs 15-15b
1889Petrodus buttersi Newberry figs. Pl 27, figs 1, 2
1902Petrodus patelliformis Hay p. 297
1902Petrodus occidentalis Hay p. 298
2000Petrodus patelliformis Lucas and Estep p. 25 fig. 7C
2002Petrodus patelliformis Cicimurri and Fahrenbach p. 85 figs. 3. B
2005Petrodus patelliformis Hamm and Cicimurri p. 72 fig. 3L,M

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
superorderCladoselachimorpha
orderSymmoriiformes()
familySymmoriidaeDean 1909
genusPetrodusMcCoy 1848
speciespatelliformisMcCoy 1848

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.

†Petrodus patelliformis McCoy 1848
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Invalid names: Petrodus buttersi Newberry 1889 [synonym], Petrodus occidentalis Newberry and Worthen 1866 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:21:01
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:21:01
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Kasimovian or 358.86000 to 303.70000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4United Kingdom Petrodus patelliformis (132729)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Iowa) Petrodus patelliformis (74898)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Arizona) Petrodus patelliformis (90772)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (South Dakota) Petrodus patelliformis (132341)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Colorado) Petrodus patelliformis (105146)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Petrodus patelliformis (132333)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (New Mexico) Petrodus patelliformis (130312)