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Athrodon

Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Taxonomy
Athrodon was named by Sauvage (1880) [Sepkoski's age data: J Tith-l K u Sepkoski's reference number: 452]. Its type is Athrodon douvillei.

It was assigned to Pycnodontidae by Woodward (1895); to Pycnodontes by Woodward (1916); and to Pycnodontiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Athrodon Sauvage p. 530
1895Athrodon Woodward p. 215
1916Athrodon Woodward p. 47
2002Athrodon Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderPycnodontoidei
superfamilyPycnodontoidea
familyPycnodontidae()
genusAthrodon

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. †Athrodon Sauvage 1880
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Athrodon boloniensis Sauvage 1880
Athrodon douvillei Sauvage 1880
Athrodon intermedius Wagner 1893
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 21:40:08
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:04:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Late/Upper Cenomanian or 152.21000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2France (Aquitaine) A. boloniensis (94532)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57United Kingdom (England) A. intermedius (235313)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Spain (Asturias) A. sp. (98396)