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Pristodus

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Pristodontidae

Taxonomy
Pristodus 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 Peripristidae by Jordan (1963); to Petalodontida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pristodontidae by Woodward (1889), Zangerl (1981), Lund (1989) and Ginter et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Pristodus Davis
1889Pristodus Woodward p. 62
1963Pristodus Jordan p. 594
1981Pristodus Zangerl p. 99
1989Pristodus Lund p. 357
2002Pristodus Sepkoski
2010Pristodus Ginter et al. p. 136

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderPetalodontiformes()
familyPristodontidaeWoodward 1889
genusPristodusDavis 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. †Pristodus Davis 1883
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Pristodus benniei Etheridge 1875
Pristodus concinnus Davis 1883
Pristodus falcatus Davis 1883
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

Age range: Pennsylvanian or 323.20000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9United Kingdom P. benniei (137321 137327) P. falcatus (137324 137351) P. falcatus, P. concinnus, P. benniei (137322)