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Grypodon

Osteichthyes - Tetraodontiformes - Balistidae

Taxonomy
Grypodon is a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Ancistrodon texanus.

It was assigned to Balistidae by Hay (1902); and to Pycnodontiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
G. texanus
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Carrano on 2019-08-08

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Ancistrodon Roemer
1902Grypodon Hay p. 408
2002Grypodon Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderBalistoidei
familyBalistidaeRafinesque 1810
genusGrypodon

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. †Grypodon
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†Grypodon texanus Dames 1883
Invalid names: Ancistrodon Roemer 1849 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:45:45
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:45:45
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03India Ancistrodon sp. (94595)