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Ptilichnus

Taxonomy
Ptilichnus was named by Hitchcock (1858). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Pisces by Hitchcock (1858).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Ptilichnus Hitchcock p. 144

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
genusPtilichnus

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. †Ptilichnus Hitchcock 1858
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†Ptilichnus anomalus Hitchcock 1858
†Ptilichnus hydrodromus Hitchcock 1858
†Ptilichnus pectinatus Hitchcock 1858
†Ptilichnus typographus Hitchcock 1858
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Hettangian or 201.40000 to 199.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5USA (Massachusetts) P. anomalus, P. typographus, P. pectinatus, P. hydrodromus (52986)