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Pisdurodon

Osteichthyes - Tetraodontiformes

Taxonomy
Pisdurodon was named by Jain and Sahni (1983) [Sepkoski's age data: T Pale Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is not extant. Its type is Pisdurodon spatulatus.

It was assigned to Tetradontiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. spatulatus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Pisdurodon Jain and Sahni p. 75 figs. 4D-E. Pl. 2:8-9
2002Pisdurodon Sepkoski

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

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. †Pisdurodon Jain and Sahni 1983
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†Pisdurodon spatulatus Jain and Sahni 1983
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) P. spatulatus (60397)