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Ptyctodus

Placodermi - Ptyctodontida - Ptyctodontidae

Taxonomy
Ptyctodus was named by Pander (1858) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife-l C Tour-l Sepkoski's reference number: 521].

It was assigned to Ptyctodontidae by Hay (1902), Jordan (1963) and Denison (1978); and to Ptyctodontida by Woodward (1891) and Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Ptyctodus Pander
1891Ptyctodus Woodward p. 37
1902Ptyctodus Hay p. 322
1963Ptyctodus Jordan p. 605
1978Ptyctodus Denison
2002Ptyctodus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderPtyctodontidaGross 1932
familyPtyctodontidaeWoodward 1891
genusPtyctodusPander 1858

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. †Ptyctodus Pander 1858
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Ptyctodus bradyi Hussakof 1942
Ptyctodus calceolus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Ptyctodus compressus Eastman 1898
Ptyctodus czarnockii Gorizdro-Kulczykka 1934
Ptyctodus eastmani Weller 1906
Ptyctodus ferox Eastman 1898
Ptyctodus howlandi Hussakof and Bryant 1919
Ptyctodus kielcensis Gorizdro-Kulczykka 1934
Ptyctodus major Rohon 1895
Ptyctodus molaris Eastman 1898
Ptyctodus obliquus Pander 1858
Ptyctodus panderi Eastman 1898
Ptyctodus punctatus Eastman 1898
Ptyctodus reimanni Carter 1942
Ptyctodus sibericus Tolmachoff 1915
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available