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Protacrodus
Taxonomy
Protacrodus was named by Jaekel (1925) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras-u D Fame-u Sepkoski's reference number: 451,898]. Its type is Protacrodus vetustus.
It was assigned to Protacrodontoidea by Zangerl (1981), Li (1988); to Ctenacanthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Protacrodontidae by Ginter et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Protacrodontoidea by Zangerl (1981), Li (1988); to Ctenacanthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Protacrodontidae by Ginter et al. (2010).
Species
P. orientalis, P. vetustus (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1925 | Protacrodus Jaekel |
| 1981 | Protacrodus Zangerl p. 61 |
| 1988 | Protacrodus Li p. 101 |
| 2002 | Protacodus Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Protacrodus Ginter et al. p. 86 |
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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. †Protacrodus Jaekel 1925
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†Protacrodus orientalis Li 1988
†Protacrodus vetustus Jaekel 1925
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Collections (13 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Givetian | Belarus (Gormel) | P. sp. (242242) | |
| Frasnian | Australia (Western Australia) | P. sp. (232511 232512) | |
| Frasnian | Australia (New South Wales) | P. sp. (232510) | |
| Frasnian | Russian Federation | P. sp. (133345) | |
| Late/Upper Frasnian | Russian Federation | P. vetustus (133356) | |
| Early/Lower Famennian | Iran | P. sp. (239379) | |
| Famennian | Russian Federation | P. sp. (133361) | |
| Famennian | Belarus (Homel) | P. sp. (232528) | |
| Tournaisian | Russian Federation (Pechora) | P. aequalis (133362) | |
| Visean | Belarus (Homel) | P. sp. (232527) | |
| Bashkirian | Russian Federation | P. sp. (133372) | |
| Bithynian | Poland | P. sp. (149688) |