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Peltodus

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae

Taxonomy
Peltodus was named by Newberry and Worthen (1870). Its type is Peltodus unguiformis.

It was assigned to Janassidae by Jordan (1963); and to Petalodontidae by Hay (1902), Itano (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Peltodus Newberry and Worthen
1902Peltodus Hay p. 276
1963Peltodus Jordan p. 593
2023Peltodus Itano

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderPetalodontiformes()
familyPetalodontidaeNewberry and Worthen 1866
genusPeltodusNewberry and Worthen 1870

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. †Peltodus Newberry and Worthen 1870
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Peltodus plicomphalus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Peltodus pulvinulus Newberry and Worthen 1870
Peltodus quadratus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Peltodus transversus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Peltodus unguiformis St John and Worthen 1870
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:09:25
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:09:25
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Roadian or 274.40000 to 266.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 266.9 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Wyoming) Janassa unguiformis (128880)