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Pycnodus couloni

Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Pycnodus couloni Agassiz p. 200
1874Pycnodus couloni Barrois p. 103

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderPycnodontoidei
superfamilyPycnodontoidea
familyPycnodontidae()
subfamilyPycnodontinaeAgassiz 1833
genusPycnodus
speciescouloni

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.

Pycnodus couloni Agassiz 1843
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 132.60000 to 110.10000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Switzerland Pycnodus couloni (2198 2256 2259)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4France Pycnodus couloni (2195)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Switzerland Pycnodus couloni (2197)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2France Pycnodus couloni (2186)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1France (Champagne-Ardenne) Pycnodus couloni (55335)