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Ptychoceratodus phillipsi

Dipnoi - Ptychoceratodontidae

Taxonomy
Ceratodus philippsii was named by Agassiz (1838).

It was recombined as Ptychoceratodus phillipsi by Martin (1982) and Schultze (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Ceratodus philippsii Agassiz p. 135 figs. Pl 19, fig 17
1844Ceratodus philippsii Meyer and Plieninger p. 89
1982Ptychoceratodus phillipsi Martin p. 612
2004Ptychoceratodus phillipsi Schultze p. 488

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

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 phillipsi 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: Rhaetian or 208.50000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3France (Lorraine) Ptychoceratodus phillipsi (36106)