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Ptychodontidae

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Ptychodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Ptychodontidae Woodward p. 37
1902Ptychodontidae Hay p. 317
1963Ptychodontidae Jordan p. 604
1970Ptychodontidae Applegate p. 393
1977Ptychodontidae Herman p. 17
1981Ptychodontidae Thurmond and Jones p. 41
2007Ptychodontidae Cahuzac et al. p. 11
2016Ptychodontidae Nelson et al. p. 56
2019Ptychodontidae van der Laan p. 40
2025Ptychodontidae Amadori et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyPtychodontidae
familyPtychodontidae

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.

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G. †Hylaeobatis Woodward 1916
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†Hylaeobatis problematica Woodward 1916
G. †Ptychodus Agassiz 1834
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†Ptychodus altior Agassiz 1835
†Ptychodus anonymus Williston 1900
†Ptychodus articulatus Agassiz 1837
†Ptychodus atcoensis Hamm and Cicimurri 2011
†Ptychodus belluccii Bonarelli 1899
†Ptychodus concentricus Agassiz 1839
†Ptychodus decurrens Agassiz 1838
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Invalid names: Ptychodus depressus Dixon 1850 [synonym], Ptychodus levis Woodward 1893 [synonym], Ptychodus multistriatus Woodward 1889 [synonym], Ptychodus oweni Dixon 1850 [synonym]
†Ptychodus elevatus Leriche 1929
†Ptychodus latissimus Agassiz 1835
†Ptychodus mahakalensis Chiplonkar and Ghare 1977
†Ptychodus mammillaris Agassiz 1835
†Ptychodus marginalis Agassiz 1839
†Ptychodus martini Williston 1900
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Invalid names: Ptychodus connellyi MacLeod and Slaughter 1980 [synonym]
†Ptychodus mediterraneus Canavari 1916
†Ptychodus mortoni Mantell 1836
†Ptychodus occidentalis Leidy 1868
†Ptychodus papillosus Cope 1875
†Ptychodus parvulus Whiteaves 1889
†Ptychodus pauli Coquand 1859
†Ptychodus polygyrus Agassiz 1835
†Ptychodus rhombodus Underwood and Cumbaa 2010
†Ptychodus rugosus Dixon 1850
†Ptychodus schlottheimii Agassiz 1834
†Ptychodus whipplei Marcou 1858
Invalid names: Buffonites Sternberg 1829 [nomen oblitum], Ptychodus decurrens multiplicatus Leriche 1902 [synonym]
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 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Aptian to the top of the Danian or 121.40000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (137 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous201.4 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Hylaeobatis problematica (241438 241466)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Early/Lower Cenomanian143.1 - 93.9Algeria (Illizi) Hylaeobatis sp. (25222)
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0India Ptychodus mahakalensis (91555)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57United Kingdom (England) Hylaeobatis ornata (235313)
Aptian - Turonian121.4 - 89.8Colombia Ptychodontidae indet. (227225)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Algeria Hylaeobatis sp. (187588)
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (Texas) Hylaeobatis ornata (27613)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Mexico (Hidalgo) Ptychodus sp. (135815)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9USA (Texas) Ptychodus sp. (235811)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Ukraine Ptychodus marginalis, Ptychodus anonymus (231906) Ptychodus sp., Ptychodus polygyrus, Ptychodus decurrens, Ptychodus mammillaris, Ptychodus marginalis, Ptychodus altior, Ptychodus anonymus (231904)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Russian Federation (Moscow) Ptychodus polygyrus, Ptychodus decurrens, Ptychodus anonymus (241666)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Romania Ptychodus mammillaris (241428)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Sweden Ptychodus mammillaris (70427)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Ptychodus decurrens (214600)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy (Treviso) Ptychodus decurrens (214716)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lithuania Ptychodus decurrens, Ptychodus mammillaris (213713 213719 213720)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (South Dakota) Ptychodus occidentalis (117819)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Utah) Ptychodus polygyrus, Ptychodus whipplei (236734) Ptychodus sp. (236736) Ptychodus whipplei (236737)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Kansas) Ptychodus anonymus, Ptychodus occidentalis (213414) Ptychodus decurrens, Ptychodus anonymus, Ptychodus occidentalis (213416 213417 213419) Ptychodus decurrens, Ptychodus occidentalis (213418)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Colorado) Ptychodus anonymus (132505)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy (Vicenza) Ptychodus decurrens (214715)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Ptychodus decurrens (239341)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Wyoming) Ptychodus occidentalis (241421)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Colorado) Ptychodus decurrens, Ptychodus anonymus, Ptychodus occidentalis (35429) Ptychodus occidentalis, Ptychodus rhombodus (213403)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Nebraska) Ptychodus sp. (239336)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Ptychodus sp., Ptychodus decurrens, Ptychodus anonymus (22731) Ptychodus sp., Ptychodus decurrens, Ptychodus anonymus, Ptychodus occidentalis (52997)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Kansas) Ptychodus decurrens, Ptychodus anonymus, Ptychodus occidentalis (94538)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (South Dakota) Ptychodus occidentalis (241420)
Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian100.5 - 89.8Poland Ptychodus decurrens, Ptychodus mammillaris, Ptychodus latissimus (241823)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8Kazakhstan Ptychodus sp. (210282)
Middle Cenomanian - Santonian100.5 - 83.6Russian Federation (Ryazan) Ptychodus polygyrus, Ptychodus decurrens, Ptychodus mammillaris, Ptychodus latissimus, Ptychodus marginalis, Ptychodus altior, Ptychodus anonymus, Ptychodus mediterraneus (239957)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Japan (Hokkaido) Ptychodus mammilaris, Ptychodus latissimus (161435)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0France Ptychodus sp. (187578)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Japan (Amakusa) Ptychodus mammillaris (161437)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Iowa) Ptychodus whipplei (213400)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Brazil (Sergipe) Ptychodus decurrens (143101)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czechia Ptychodus mammilaris (90516 90518)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Nebraska) Ptychodus whipplei, Ptychodus anonymus, Ptychodus occidentalis (213402)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Ptychodus decurrens (4071 4072)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Poland Ptychodus decurrens (241847)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Canada (Alberta) Ptychodus anonymus (136242 213294)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Kansas) Ptychodus occidentalis (213410) Ptychodus whipplei (213385 213386) Ptychodus wipplei (213384)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Mexico (Nuevo León) Ptychodus sp. (219108 235547)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Wyoming) Ptychodus polygyrus, Ptychodus whipplei, Ptychodus anonymus (241390)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (South Dakota) Ptychodus whipplei (213291)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Ukraine Ptychodus latissimus (231905)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Texas) Ptychodus decurrens, Ptychodus whipplei (213304) Ptychodus mortoni (213299)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Mexico) Ptychodus polygyrus, Ptychodus whipplei, Ptychodus anonymus (179267)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Poland Ptychodus polygyrus, Ptychodus mammillaris (157553)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8France (Ardennes) Ptychodus mammillaris, Ptychodus rugosus (213564)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Montana) Ptychodus sp. nov., Ptychodus sp., Ptychodus whipplei (215792)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Nebraska) Ptychodus whipplei, Ptychodus anonymus (213389)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (South Dakota) Ptychodus sp., Ptychodus polygyrus, Ptychodus mammillaris, Ptychodus whipplei, Ptychodus anonymus (241389)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Kansas) Ptychodus mammillaris, Ptychodus whipplei (213390) Ptychodus mortoni, Ptychodus whipplei (213387) Ptychodus whipplei (35365) Ptychodus whipplei, Ptychodus anonymus (213524)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Poland (Opole) Ptychodus mammillaris (231881)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (South Dakota) Ptychodus janewayii, Ptychodus whipplei, Ptychodus anonymus (181902)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Texas) Ptychodus decurrens (213306) Ptychodus latissimus (213301) Ptychodus mammillaris, Ptychodus whipplei, Ptychodus rugosus (213300) Ptychodus mortoni (213305)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Japan (Hokkaido) Ptychodus latissimus (210756)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Italy Ptychodus mediterraneus (241678)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Montana) Ptychodus whipplei (215793)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Italy (Trento) Ptychodus latissimus (241673)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Croatia Ptychodus decurrens (221146)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Colorado) Ptychodus whipplei (179209)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Italy (Vicenza) Ptychodus latissimus (241675) Ptychodus mediterraneus (241679 241680)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Kansas) Ptychodus whipplei (102879)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Italy (Verona) Ptychodus latissimus (241672) Ptychodus latissimus, Ptychodus mediterraneus (241669 241670 241671 241674) Ptychodus mediterraneus (241676 241677)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.9 - 85.7USA (Kansas) Ptychodus mammillaris (213411)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Mexico (Coahuila) Ptychodus mortoni (92293)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7USA (New Mexico) Ptychodus mortoni, Ptychodus mammillaris (221290)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Japan (Hokkaido) Ptychodus mammilaris (210757)
Turonian - Santonian93.9 - 83.6Japan (Hokkaido) Ptychodus latissimus (210744)
Late/Upper Turonian - Late/Upper Campanian93.9 - 72.2Italy Ptychodus latissimus, Ptychodus mediterraneus (241667)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Canada (Saskatchewan) Ptychodus rugosus (23369)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Angola (Bengo) Ptychodus mortoni, Ptychodus mediterraneus (60168)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7France (Charente) Ptychodus rugosus (161749)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Denmark (Bornholm Island) Ptychodus sp., Ptychodus mammillaris, Ptychodus latissimus, Ptychodus altior (235545)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (South Dakota) Ptychodus latissimus (241391)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (Kansas) Ptychodus mortoni (213405 213549)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (Texas) Batoidea indet. (207458) Ptychodus mammillaris, Ptychodus whipplei, Ptychodus latissimus, Ptychodus martini, Ptychodus atcoensis (241388)
Coniacian - Early/Lower Campanian89.8 - 72.2Canada (Manitoba) Ptychodus whippleyi (36714)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Campanian89.8 - 72.2USA (Mississippi) Ptychodus mortoni (164393)
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6Japan Ptychodus mammillaris (219958)
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6Lithuania Ptychodus rugosus (213718)
Early/Lower Santonian - Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (New Mexico) Ptychodus sp., Ptychodus mortoni (52037)
Early/Lower Santonian - Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Georgia) Ptychodus mortoni (61769)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Israel Ptychodus sp. (214861)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Russian Federation (Orenburg) Ptychodus rugosus (232890)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Japan Ptychodus mammillaris (219956) Ptychodus sp., Ptychodus mammillaris (219963)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Ptychodus mortoni (94652)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2USA (Alabama) Ptychodus polygyrus (81931)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Ptychodus sp. (241720)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) Ptychodus connellyi (213544)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Alabama) Ptychodus mortoni (171351)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Kazakhstan Ptychodus sp. (241395)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Lithuania Ptychodus latissimus (213715)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Ptychodus sp. (64127)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Ptychodus mortoni (4203)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0France Ptychodus sp. (195628)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jordan Ptychodus sp. (36256)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Illinois) Ptychodus sp. (70129)