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Ptychoceratodus acutus

Dipnoi - Ptychoceratodontidae

Taxonomy
Ceratodus acutus was named by Priem (1924).

It was recombined as Ptychoceratodus acutus by Martin (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Ceratodus acutus Priem
1982Ptychoceratodus acutus Martin p. 612
2004Ceratodus acutus Schultze p. 489

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
familyPtychoceratodontidae
genusPtychoceratodusJaekel 1926
speciesacutus(Priem 1924)

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 acutus Priem 1924
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
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