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Ptychocheilus
Taxonomy
Ptychocheilus was named by Agassiz (1855).
It was assigned to Cyprinidae by Fierstine et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Cyprinidae by Fierstine et al. (2012).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1855 | Ptychocheilus Agassiz |
| 2012 | Ptychocheilus Fierstine et al. p. 36 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Blancan to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 4.90000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Pliocene | USA (California) | P. sp. (234659) | |
| Pliocene | USA (California) | P. sp. (234661 234663) | |
| Blancan | USA (California) | P. arcifer (234637) P. arciferus (234639) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial) | USA (California) | P. sp. (155393) |