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Protosphyraena gibberula

Actinopteri - Pachycormiformes - Pachycormidae

Taxonomy
Ptychodus gibberulus was named by Agassiz (1837).

It was recombined as Protosphyraena gibberula by Kanarkina et al. (2025).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Ptychodus arcuatus Agassiz p. 58
1837Ptychodus gibberulus Agassiz p. 58
2025Protosphyraena gibberula Kanarkina et al. p. 11 figs. 4, 5E-G, 6A-E

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—AspidorhyncheiNelson et al. 2016
orderPachycormiformesBerg 1940
familyPachycormidaeWoodward 1895
subfamilyHypsocorminaeVetter 1881
genusProtosphyraenaLeidy 1857
speciesgibberula()

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.

†Protosphyraena gibberula Agassiz 1837
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Invalid names: Ptychodus arcuatus Agassiz 1837 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-20 21:09:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:09:52
Source: f = family, o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Albian or 106.30000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Russian Federation Protosphyraena gibberula (239000 239001)