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Rhynchodus

Placodermi - Ptyctodontiformes - Ptyctodontidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchodus was named by Newberry (1873) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife C Tour-l Sepkoski's reference number: 521].

It was assigned to Ptyctodontidae by Hay (1902), Jordan (1963), Denison (1978); and to Ptyctodontida by Woodward (1891), Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Rhynchodus Newberry
1891Rhynchodus Woodward p. 39
1902Rhynchodus Hay p. 323
1963Rhynchodus Jordan p. 605
1978Rhynchodus Denison
2002Rhynchodus 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
genusRhynchodusNewberry 1873

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. †Rhynchodus Newberry 1873
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Rhynchodus excavatus Newberry 1877
Rhynchodus eximius Jaekel 1919
Rhynchodus major Eastman 1898
Rhynchodus marginalis Gorizdro-Kulczykka 1934
Rhynchodus occidentalis Newberry 1878
Rhynchodus ornatus Hussakof and Bryant 1919
Rhynchodus pertenuis Eastman 1904
Rhynchodus rostratus Eastman 1898
Rhynchodus secans Newberry 1873
Rhynchodus telleri Hussakof and Bryant 1919
Rhynchodus tetrodon Jaekel 1903
Rhynchodus wildungensis Jaekel 1929
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: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Givetian to the top of the Middle Frasnian or 387.95000 to 375.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Belarus R. sp. (225886)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Iowa) R. sp. (163063)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Russian Federation R. sp. (239134)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) R. sp. 1, R. sp. 2 (226394)