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Psammodus rugosus

Chondrichthyes - Psammodontiformes - Psammodontidae

Taxonomy
Psammodus rugosus was named by Agassiz (1836).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Psammodus rugosus Agassiz figs. Pl 12, figs 14-18
1838Psammodus rugosus Agassiz p. 111 figs. Pl 19, fig 15
1855Psammodus rugosus M'Coy p. 644
1889Psammodus rugosus Woodward p. 100
1902Psammodus rugosus Hay p. 284

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderPsammodontiformesObruchev 1953
familyPsammodontidae
genusPsammodus
speciesrugosus

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.

†Psammodus rugosus Agassiz 1836
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:14:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:14:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Middle Bathonian or 358.90000 to 164.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom Psammodus rugosus (132781 132789)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Psammodus rugosus (59357)