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Petalodus acuminatus

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Chomatodus acuminatus Agassiz pp. 108-109 figs. Pl 19, figs 11-13
1843Petalodus acuminatus Agassiz p. 174
1855Petalodus acuminatus M'Coy p. 635 figs. pl. 3G, fig. 4
1889Petalodus acuminatus Woodward p. 42
2004Petalodus acuminatus Goto and Okura p. 221 figs. 10, 13.2
2009Petalodus acuminatus Ivanov et al. p. 245 figs. 2G-H

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderPetalodontiformes()
familyPetalodontidaeNewberry and Worthen 1866
genusPetalodus
speciesacuminatus()

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.

Petalodus acuminatus Agassiz 1838
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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 07:09:25
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:09:25
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Visean to the top of the Asselian or 346.70000 to 293.52000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4United Kingdom Petalodus acuminatus (132729 132782)
Visean346.7 - 330.3United Kingdom Petalodus acuminatus (132783)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9United Kingdom Petalodus acuminatus (137321 137322 137324 137326 137327 137329)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (New Mexico) Petalodus acuminatus (149388)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Japan Petalodus acuminatus (90285)