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Protacrodus
Taxonomy
Protacrodus was named by Jaekel (1925) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras-u D Fame-u Sepkoski's reference number: 451,898]. Its type is Protacrodus vetustus.
It was assigned to Protacrodontoidea by Zangerl (1981) and Li (1988); to Ctenacanthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Protacrodontidae by Ginter et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Protacrodontoidea by Zangerl (1981) and Li (1988); to Ctenacanthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Protacrodontidae by Ginter et al. (2010).
Species
P. orientalis, P. vetustus (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1925 | Protacrodus Jaekel |
1981 | Protacrodus Zangerl p. 61 |
1988 | Protacrodus Li p. 101 |
2002 | Protacodus Sepkoski |
2010 | Protacrodus Ginter et al. p. 86 |
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G. †Protacrodus Jaekel 1925
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†Protacrodus orientalis Li 1988
†Protacrodus vetustus Jaekel 1925
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available