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Ptychodictyon

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Ptychodictyon was named by Gross (1973).

It was assigned to Acanthodii by Denison (1979).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Ptychodictyon Gross
1979Ptychodictyon Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
genusPtychodictyonGross 1973

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. †Ptychodictyon Gross 1973
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Ptychodictyon rimosum Gross 1973
Ptychodictyon sulcatum Gross 1973
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-09-24 07:51:17
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:07:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Emsian to the top of the Middle Givetian or 402.50000 to 380.20000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Belarus (Gormel) P. ancestralis (232957)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Latvia P. sp. (226510)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Estonia P. rimosum (225792 225793)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Belarus P. rimosum (225885 225886)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Estonia P. rimosum, P. sulcatum (225851)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2Belarus P. rimosum (225887)