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Glyphanodus

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae

Taxonomy
Glyphanodus was named by Davis (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-u Sepkoski's reference number: 451]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Janassidae by Jordan (1963); to Petalodontida by Zangerl (1981) and Sepkoski (2002); and to Petalodontidae by Ginter et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Glyphanodus Davis
1963Glyphanodus Jordan p. 593
1981Glyphanodus Zangerl p. 97
2002Glyphanodus Sepkoski
2010Glyphanodus Ginter et al. p. 142

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderPetalodontiformes()
familyPetalodontidaeNewberry and Worthen 1866
genusGlyphanodusDavis 1883

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. †Glyphanodus Davis 1883
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:09:25
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:09:25
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available