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Psammodus expansus

Chondrichthyes - Psammodontiformes - Psammodontidae

Taxonomy
Astrabodus expansus was named by Davis (1884). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Psammodus expansus by Woodward (1889).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Astrabodus expansus Davis
1889Psammodus expansus Woodward p. 105

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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
speciesexpansus(Davis 1884)

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 expansus Davis 1884
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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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Pennsylvanian or 323.40000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9United Kingdom Psammodus expansus (137324)