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Protitanichthys

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Plourdosteidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Protitanichthys Eastman
1963Protitanichthys Jordan p. 589
1978Protitanichthys Denison
2009Protitanichthys Trinajstic and Dennis-Bryan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
superfamilyIncisoscutoideaLong 1994
familyPlourdosteidaeVézina 1990
genusProtitanichthys

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. †Protitanichthys Eastman 1908
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Protitanichthys fossatus Eastman 1908
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2004-08-17 14:23:32
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:33:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Givetian or 393.47000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Estonia P. sp. (225794)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31USA (Ohio) P. fossatus (238773)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) P. rockportensis (238762 238769)