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Chelyophorus

Placodermi - Ptyctodontiformes - Ptyctodontidae

Taxonomy
Chelyophorus was named by Agassiz (1845) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras D Fame Sepkoski's reference number: 521]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Arthrodira by Woodward (1891); to Coccosteidae by Jordan (1963); to Ptyctodontidae by Denison (1978); and to Ptyctodontida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Chelyophorus Agassiz
1891Chelyophorus Woodward p. 299
1963Chelyophorus Jordan p. 588
1978Chelyophorus Denison
2002Chelyophorus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
Antiarchi(Cope 1885)
orderPtyctodontiformes
familyPtyctodontidaeWoodward 1891
genusChelyophorusAgassiz 1845

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. †Chelyophorus Agassiz 1845
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Chelyophorus pskovensis Obruchev 1947
Chelyophorus verneuili Agassiz 1844
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 14:32:58
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:32:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Famennian to the top of the Pennsylvanian or 372.15000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Latvia C. sp. (176220 238744)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9United Kingdom C. griffithii (132779)