Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Ptycholepididae

Ptycholepiformes - Ptycholepididae

Taxonomy
Ptycholepididae was named by Brough (1939). Its type is Ptycholepis.

It was corrected as Ptycholepidae by Tintori et al. (2016).

It was assigned to Palaeoniscoidea by Gardiner (1960); to Actinopteri by Cartanyà (1999); to Ptycholepidiformes by Nelson et al. (2016); and to Ptycholepiformes by Nelson (2006) and Tintori et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Ptycholepididae Brough
1960Ptycholepidae Gardiner p. 241
1999Ptycholepididae Cartanyà p. 540
2006Ptycholepididae Nelson p. 94
2016Ptycholepididae Nelson et al. p. 115
2016Ptycholepidae Tintori et al. p. 187

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderPtycholepiformes
familyPtycholepididaeBrough 1939
familyPtycholepididaeBrough 1939

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.

Fm. †Ptycholepididae Brough 1939
show all | hide all
G. †Acrorhabdus Stensiö 1921
hide
†Acrorhabdus asplundi Stensiö 1921
†Acrorhabdus bertili Stensiö 1921
†Acrorhabdus latistriatus Stensiö 1921
G. †Ardoreosomus Romano et al. 2019
hide
†Ardoreosomus occidentalis Romano et al. 2019
G. †Boreosomus Stensiö 1921
hide
†Boreosomus arcticus Woodward 1912
†Boreosomus gillioti Priem 1924
†Boreosomus merlei Beltan 1957
†Boreosomus piveteaui Nielsen 1942
†Boreosomus reuterskioldi Stensiö 1921
†Boreosomus scaber Stensiö 1921
G. †Ptycholepis Agassiz 1832
hide
†Ptycholepis avus Kner 1866
†Ptycholepis barboi Bassani 1886
†Ptycholepis barrati Sauvage 1875
†Ptycholepis bollensis Agassiz 1832
†Ptycholepis curtus Egerton 1854
†Ptycholepis gracilis Davis 1884
†Ptycholepis magnus Bürgin 1992
†Ptycholepis marshii Newberry 1878
†Ptycholepis minor Egerton 1852
†Ptycholepis monilifer Woodward 1895
†Ptycholepis priscus Bürgin 1992
†Ptycholepis schaefferi Bürgin 1992
†Ptycholepis viai Beltan 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Spathian to the top of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian or 251.30000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections (76 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Greenland Boreosomus piveteaui (153362 153364 153365 153366)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Canada (British Columbia) Boreosomus sp. (90301 153369)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen Acrolepis arctica, Acrorhabdus bertili (120367) Boreosomus arcticus (120303) Boreosomus reuterskioldi (120304 120366) Boreosomus reuterskioldi, Acrorhabdus bertili (120231) Boreosomus reuterskioldi, Acrorhabdus bertili, Acrorhabdus asplundi, Acrorhabdus latistriatus (120228) Boreosomus reuterskioldi, Boreosomus arcticus (120296) Boreosomus scaber (120372)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen Boreosomus scaber (120222 120373 120374)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2China (Gansu) Boreosomus sp. (105775)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen Acrolepis arctica (153411) Boreosomus arcticus (120223)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Madagascar Boreosomus gillioti (153373 153374 153378) Boreosomus sp., Boreosomus gillioti (153683)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Madagascar (Diana) Boreosomus gillioti (153773)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2USA (Nevada) Ardoreosomus occidentalis (203221)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2China (Guizhou) Boreosomus sp. (225582)
Aegean - Bithynian247.2 - 242.0USA (Arizona) Boreosomus sp. (34888)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0USA (Nevada) Ptycholepis sp. (93564)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Switzerland Ptycholepis barboi (117994 122059 122062) Ptycholepis barboi, Ptycholepis priscus, Ptycholepis schaefferi (122058) Ptycholepis barboi, Ptycholepis priscus, Ptycholepis schaefferi, Ptycholepis magnus (122060) Ptycholepis barboi, Ptycholepis schaefferi, Ptycholepis magnus (98104) Ptycholepis magnus (122063)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Italy Ptycholepis barboi (122061 122150 149323)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Italy Ptycholepis barboi (154334)
Illyrian - Fassanian247.2 - 235.0Switzerland Ptycholepis barboi, Ptycholepis priscus, Ptycholepis schaefferi (122057)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Spain Boreosomus sp., Perleidus viai (149852) Boreosomus sp., Ptycholepis barboi (148734) Ptycholepis barboi (148735 148738 148739)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Boreosomus sp. (120224 120369 120370 120371)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Spain (Tarragona) Boreosomus sp., Perleidus viai (109710)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Ptycholepis avus (122164 122361) Ptycholepis tenuisquamata (153363)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Virginia) Ptycholepis marshi (224089)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (New Mexico) Ptycholepis sp. (57071)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3USA (Connecticut) Ptycholepis marshi (47198 224079)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3USA (Virginia) Ptycholepis sp. (107637)
Liasicus201.3 - 196.5Belgium (Luxembourg) Ptycholepis sp. (40087)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom Ptycholepis minor (131892)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom (England) Ptycholepis minor (122157)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8USA (New Jersey) Ptycholepis marshi (187288)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (England) Ptycholepis gracilis, Ptycholepis curtus (122154 122155) Ptycholepis monilifer, Ptycholepis gracilis, Ptycholepis curtus (122153)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0France Ptycholepis bollensis (122733 122735)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0France Ptycholepis barrati (122734)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1United Kingdom (England) Ptycholepis bollensis (122167 122372 122373)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Russian Federation (Moskva) Ptycholepis sp. (52961)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian167.7 - 150.8China (Liaoning) Ptycholepidae indet. (92421)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1China (Xinjiang) Osteichthyes indet. (47056)
Tithonian - Berriasian152.1 - 139.8Thailand (Kalasin) Ptycholepis sp. (48872)