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Protodontidae

Chondrichthyes - Protodontidae

Taxonomy
Protodontidae was named by Woodward (1932). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Elasmobranchii by Ginter et al. (2010); and to Chondrichthyes by Turner and Miller (2008) and Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Protodontidae Woodward
2008Protodontidae Turner and Miller p. 134
2010Protodontidae Ginter et al. p. 28
2016Protodontidae Nelson et al. p. 43

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
familyProtodontidaeWoodward 1932
familyProtodontidaeWoodward 1932

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. †Protodontidae Woodward 1932
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G. †Dendrodus Owen 1841
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Dendrodus arisaigensis Whiteaves 1896
Dendrodus biporcatus Owen 1841
Dendrodus strigatus Owen 1841
G. †Protodus Woodward 1892
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Protodus jexi Woodward 1892
G. †Stigmodus Brotzen 1934
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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Emsian or 410.80000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian - Emsian410.8 - 393.3Canada (New Brunswick) Protodus jexi (90629)