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Protacanthodes

Osteichthyes - Tetraodontiformes - Triacanthidae

Taxonomy
Protacanthodes was named by Gill (1888) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Tetradontiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Protacanthodinae by Tyler (1968), Tyler and Santini (2002); and to Triacanthidae by Carnevale et al. (2014), Bannikov (2014), van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Protacanthodes Gill
1968Protacanthodes Tyler p. 238
2002Protacanthodes Sepkoski
2002Protacanthodes Tyler and Santini p. 53
2014Protacanthodes Bannikov p. 30
2014Protacanthodes Carnevale et al. p. 45
2019Protacanthodes van der Laan p. 83

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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
suborderTriacanthoidei
familyTriacanthidaeBleeker 1859
genusProtacanthodesGill 1888

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. †Protacanthodes Gill 1888
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Protacanthodes nimesensis Tyler and Santini 2001
Protacanthodes omboni de Zigno 1887
Protacanthodes ombonii de Zigno 1887
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy P. ombonii, P. nimesensis (55239 94830)