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Ptyctodontiformes

Placodermi - Ptyctodontiformes

Taxonomy
Ptyctodontiformes is an order.

It was synonymized subjectively with Ptyctodontida by Grande and Eastman (1986).

It was assigned to Placodermi by Long (2011), Nelson et al. (2016); and to Antiarchi by van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Ptyctodontiformes Long p. 242
2016Ptyctodontiformes Nelson et al. p. 39
2019Ptyctodontiformes van der Laan p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
Antiarchi(Cope 1885)
orderPtyctodontiformes
orderPtyctodontiformes

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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Fm. †Ptyctodontidae Woodward 1891
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G. †Acmoniodus Hussakof and Bryant 1920
G. †Aulacosteus Eichwald 1846
G. †Chelyophorus Agassiz 1845
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Chelyophorus pskovensis Obruchev 1947
Chelyophorus verneuili Agassiz 1844
G. †Ctenurella Ørvig 1960
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Ctenurella gladbachensis Ørvig 1960
G. †Desmoporella Orvig 1971
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Desmoporella minor Gross 1933
G. †Eczematolepis Miller 1892
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Eczematolepis fragilis Newberry 1857
Eczematolepis pustulosus Newberry 1875
Eczematolepis telleri Eastman 1898
Invalid names: Acantholepis Newberry 1875 [replaced]
G. †Goniosteus Gross 1933
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G. †Materpiscis Long et al. 2008
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Materpiscis attenboroughi Long et al. 2008
G. †Palaeomylus Woodward 1891
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Palaeomylus crassus Newberry 1873
Palaeomylus frangens Newberry 1878
Palaeomylus greenei Newberry 1889
Palaeomylus hussakofi Bryant 1935
Palaeomylus lunaeformis Hussakof and Bryant 1919
Palaeomylus minor Bryant 1935
Palaeomylus predator Eastman 1898
G. †Ptyctodopsis Denison 1985
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Ptyctodopsis menzeli Denison 1985
G. †Ptyctodus Pander 1858
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Ptyctodus bradyi Hussakof 1942
Ptyctodus calceolus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Ptyctodus compressus Eastman 1898
Ptyctodus czarnockii Gorizdro-Kulczykka 1934
Ptyctodus eastmani Weller 1906
Ptyctodus ferox Eastman 1898
Ptyctodus howlandi Hussakof and Bryant 1919
Ptyctodus kielcensis Gorizdro-Kulczykka 1934
Ptyctodus major Rohon 1895
Ptyctodus molaris Eastman 1898
Ptyctodus obliquus Pander 1858
Ptyctodus panderi Eastman 1898
Ptyctodus punctatus Eastman 1898
Ptyctodus reimanni Carter 1942
Ptyctodus sibericus Tolmachoff 1915
G. †Ramphodus Jaekel 1903
G. †Rhynchodus Newberry 1873
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Rhynchodus excavatus Newberry 1877
Rhynchodus eximius Jaekel 1919
Rhynchodus major Eastman 1898
Rhynchodus marginalis Gorizdro-Kulczykka 1934
Rhynchodus occidentalis Newberry 1878
Rhynchodus ornatus Hussakof and Bryant 1919
Rhynchodus pertenuis Eastman 1904
Rhynchodus rostratus Eastman 1898
Rhynchodus secans Newberry 1873
Rhynchodus telleri Hussakof and Bryant 1919
Rhynchodus tetrodon Jaekel 1903
Rhynchodus wildungensis Jaekel 1929
G. Rinodus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Invalid names: Aulacosteidae Fowler 1947 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:32:58
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:32:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Pennsylvanian or 393.47000 to 298.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 387.95 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Michigan) Ptyctodus sp. (207839 238768)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Belarus Rhynchodus sp. (225886)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) Eczematolepis sp. (238764) Ptyctodus sp. (111894 238762)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Iowa) Ptyctodus sp., Rhynchodus sp., Ptyctodopsis menzeli (163063)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Belarus Ctenurella sp. (225888)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian383.4 - 379.0Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Ctenurella gladbachensis (226078) Ptyctodus sp., Ctenurella gladbachensis (197071)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Australia (Western Australia) Materpiscis attenboroughi (225575)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Iran Ptyctodontidae indet. (226048)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Russian Federation Ptyctodus sp. (90343)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Russian Federation Rhynchodus sp. (239134)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) Rhynchodus sp. 1, Rhynchodus sp. 2 (226394)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Latvia Chelyophorus sp. (176220 238744)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Russian Federation (Oryol Oblast) Ptyctodus major (226045)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86USA (Missouri) Ptyctodus calceolus (6027 6041 6051)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9United Kingdom Chelyophorus griffithii (132779)