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Polyacrodus minimus

Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Polyacrodontidae

Taxonomy
Polyacrodus minimus was named by Agassiz (1939).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. balabansaiensis, P. brabanticus, P. levis, P. prodigialis, P. siversoni, P. torosus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Polyacrodus minimus Agassiz
1996Polyacrodus minimus Goto et al. p. 73

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
infraclassHybodonta
orderHybodontiformes(Patterson 1966)
superfamilyHybodontoidea
familyPolyacrodontidae
genusPolyacrodus
speciesminimusAgassiz 1939

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.

†Polyacrodus minimus Agassiz 1939
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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 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Olenekian to the top of the Rhaetian or 249.90000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan - Olenekian251.902 - 246.7Japan (Ehime) Polyacrodus minimus (148619)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Japan (Shikoku Island) Polyacrodus minimus (133504)
Anisian - Ladinian246.7 - 237.0France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Polyacrodus minimus (31768)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Polyacrodus minimus (31772 31773 31774)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4United Kingdom (England) Polyacrodus minimus (120897)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4France (Champagne-Ardennes) Polyacrodus minimus (139922)