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Platyxystrodus striatus

Chondrichthyes - Chondrenchelyiformes - Chondrenchelyidae

Taxonomy
Cochliodus striatus was named by M'Coy (1855) [Attributed to Agassiz, but Agassiz's use of the name is a nomen nudum]. It is the type species of Platyxystrodus, Xystrodus.

It was recombined as Xystrodus striatus by Woodward (1889); it was recombined as Platyxystrodus striatus by Hay (1899) and Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Cochliodus striatus M'Coy
1889Xystrodus striatus Woodward p. 193
1899Platyxystrodus striatus Hay p. 785
1902Platyxystrodus striatus Hay p. 290

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChondrenchelyiformesMoy-Thomas 1939
familyChondrenchelyidaeBerg 1940
genusPlatyxystrodus
speciesstriatus()

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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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 06:36:22
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:36:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Visean to the top of the Pennsylvanian or 346.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom Cochliodus striatus (132781) Xystrodus striatus (137333)
Visean346.7 - 330.9United Kingdom Cochliodus striatus (132783)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9United Kingdom Xystrodus striatus (137321 137327)