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Pristisomus

Osteichthyes - Semionotiformes - Semionotidae

Taxonomy
Pristisomus was named by Woodward (1890) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr u]. Its type is Pristisomus gracilis.

It was assigned to Semionotidae by Woodward (1890); and to Semionotiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. crassus, P. gracilis (type species), P. latus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Pristisomus Woodward p. 32
2002Pristiosomus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—NeopterygiiRegan 1923
—Ginglymodi(Cope 1871)
orderSemionotiformes
familySemionotidae
genusPristisomus

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. †Pristisomus Woodward 1890
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†Pristisomus crassus Woodward 1890
†Pristisomus gracilis Woodward 1890
†Pristisomus latus Woodward 1890
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:41:44
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:03:17
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Spathian to the top of the Bithynian or 248.10000 to 244.24000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian - Bithynian248.1 - 244.24Australia (New South Wales) P. gracilis, P. latus, P. crassus (131926)