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Oropycnodus ponsorti

Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Taxonomy
Palaeobalistum ponsortii was named by Heckel (1854). It is not extant. Its type locality is Mont-Aimé, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial horizon in France.

It was recombined as Oropycnodus ponsorti by Poyato-Ariza and Wenz (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Palaeobalistum ponsortii Heckel
2002Oropycnodus ponsorti Poyato-Ariza and Wenz

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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
genusOropycnodus
speciesponsorti(Heckel 1854)

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.

†Oropycnodus ponsorti Heckel 1854
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

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 - 66.0France Palaeobalistum ponsortii (type locality: 195628)