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Gladiopycnodus

Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes - Gladiopycnodontidae

Taxonomy
Gladiopycnodus was named by Taverne and Capasso (2013). It is not extant. Its type is Gladiopycnodus karami. It is the type genus of Gladiopycnodontidae.

It was assigned to Gladiopycnodontidae by Taverne and Capasso (2013), Marramà et al. (2016).

Species
G. byrnei, G. karami (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Gladiopycnodus Taverne and Capasso p. 4
2016Gladiopycnodus Marramà et al. p. 36

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
superfamilyCoccodontoideaBerg 1940
familyGladiopycnodontidae
genusGladiopycnodus

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. †Gladiopycnodus Taverne and Capasso 2013
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Gladiopycnodus byrnei Marramà et al. 2016
Gladiopycnodus karami Taverne and Capasso 2013
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: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon G. byrnei (221060) G. karami (221162)