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Physonemus

Chondrichthyes

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Onchus (Physonemus) Agassiz p. 3
1843Physonemus Agassiz p. 177
1859Xystracanthus Leidy
1866Drepanacanthus Newberry and Worthen
1870Batacanthus St John and Worthen
1873Xystracanthus Leidy p. 353
1879Xystracanthus Waagen p. 18
1883Gnathacanthus Davis p. 363
1902Physonemus Hay p. 333
1902Xystracanthus Hay p. 333
1902Batacanthus Hay p. 334
1903Physonemus Eastman p. 204
1916Batacanthus Branson p. 656
1963Batacanthus Jordan p. 593
1963Xystracanthus Jordan p. 593
1963Physonemus Jordan p. 595
1971Physonemus Nassichuk
1976Physonemus Zidek pp. 183 - 185
2004Physonemus Elliot et al. p. 275

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
genusPhysonemus

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. †Physonemus Agassiz 1843
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Physonemus arcuatus McCoy 1848
Physonemus asper Leidy 1859
Physonemus carinatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Physonemus gemmatus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Physonemus gigas Newberry and Worthen 1870
Physonemus gigii Branson 1916
Physonemus mirabilis St John and Worthen 1875
Physonemus pandatus Eastman 1903
Physonemus stellatus Newberry 1889
Physonemus striatus Moore 1929
Physonemus subteres Agassiz 1843
Invalid names: Batacanthus St John and Worthen 1870 [synonym], Drepanacanthus Newberry and Worthen 1866 [synonym], Gnathacanthus Davis 1883 [synonym], Xystracanthus Leidy 1859 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Changhsingian or 358.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Mississippian360.7 - 345.3USA (Iowa) P. pandatus, P. hamuspiscatorius (133258)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom P. arcuatus, Gnathacanthus triangularis, Gnathacanthus striatus (137333) P. arcuatus, P. subteres (132781)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Ohio) P. striatus (121200)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Arizona) P. sp. (90772)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Colorado) P. sp. (132302)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (West Virginia) P. sp. (121199)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) P. mirabilis (120929)
Missourian305.9 - 303.4USA (Kansas) Xystracanthus arcuatus (133087)
Noginian301.2 - 300.2USA (Kansas) P. sp. (11602)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Kansas) P. mirabilis (132372)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Wyoming) Batacanthus gigas (149346)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Canada (Nunavut) P. sp. (11089)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Xystracanthus gracilis (90256)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17Pakistan Xystracanthus major (90258)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Xystracanthus giganteus (90261) Xystracanthus gracilis (90251)