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Ptychoceratodus serratus

Dipnoi - Ptychoceratodontidae

Taxonomy
Ceratodus serratus was named by Agassiz (1838). It is the type species of Ptychoceratodus.

It was recombined as Ptychoceratodus serratus by Martin (1982), Schultze (2004) and Apesteguia et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Ceratodus serratus Agassiz p. 135 figs. Pl 19, fig 18
1844Ceratodus serratus Meyer and Plieninger p. 87
1982Ptychoceratodus serratus Martin p. 612
2004Ptychoceratodus serratus Schultze p. 489
2007Ptychoceratodus serratus Apesteguia et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
familyPtychoceratodontidae
genusPtychoceratodusJaekel 1926
speciesserratus()

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.

Ptychoceratodus serratus Agassiz 1838
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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: Longobardian or 242.00000 to 235.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Ptychoceratodus serratus (101873)