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Pterichthyodes

Placodermi - Antiarchiformes - Asterolepididae

Taxonomy
Pterichthyodes was named by Bleeker (1859).

It was assigned to Antiarchi by Hemmings and Rostron (1972); and to Asterolepidae by Hay (1902) and Denison (1978).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Pterichthyodes Bleeker pp. 1-276
1902Pterichthyodes Hay p. 343
1972Pterichthyodes Hemmings and Rostron pp. 15-28
1978Pterichthyodes Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderAntiarchiformes
suborderYunnanolepidoidei
infraorderEuantiarcha(Janvier and Pan 1982)
familyAsterolepididaeTraquair 1888
genusPterichthyodesBleeker 1859

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.

G. †Pterichthyodes Bleeker 1859
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Pterichthyodes milleri Agassiz 1841
Pterichthyodes productus Agassiz 1844
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
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Eifelian or 393.30000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7United Kingdom (Scotland) P. milleri (226058 226059 226060 226061)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7United Kingdom P. milleri (238085 238087)