Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Psammodontidae

Chondrichthyes - Psammodontiformes - Psammodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Psammodontidae Woodward p. 91
1902Psammodontidae Hay p. 284
1963Psammodontidae Jordan p. 593
1981Psammodontidae Thurmond and Jones p. 79
2006Psammodontidae Nelson p. 44

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderPsammodontiformesObruchev 1953
familyPsammodontidae
familyPsammodontidae

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.

show all | hide all
G. †Apodometes Gistel 1848
G. †Archaeobatis Newberry 1878
+
Archaeobatis gigas Newberry 1878
G. †Astrabodus Davis 1884
G. †Dimyleus Davis 1883
G. †Homalodus Davis 1883
G. †Mazodus Newberry 1899
+
Mazodus kepleri Newberry 1889
G. †Mylacodus Davis 1883
G. †Mylax Morris and Roberts 1883
G. †Pinacodus Davis 1883
G. †Pleurogomphus Agassiz 1862
G. †Psammodus Agassiz 1834
+
Psammodus angularis Newberry and Worthen 1866
Psammodus caelatus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Psammodus cornutus Agassiz 1843
Psammodus crassidens Saint John and Worthen 1883
Psammodus expansus Davis 1884
Psammodus glyptus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Psammodus grandis Saint John and Worthen 1883
Psammodus longidens Agassiz 1837
Psammodus lovianus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Psammodus plenus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Psammodus porosus Agassiz 1837
Psammodus reticulatus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Psammodus rugosus Agassiz 1836
Psammodus salopiensis Woodward 1889
Psammodus springeri Saint John and Worthen 1883
Psammodus tumidus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Psammodus turgidus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Psammodus turgidus Agassiz 1838
G. †Rhizodus
+
Rhizodus gracilis M'Coy 1848
Rhizodus hibberti Agassiz 1843
Rhizodus reticulatus Newberry and Worthen 1870
Invalid names: Characodus Morris and Roberts 1862 [synonym]
G. †Rhymodus Davis 1883
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:14:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:14:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Tournaisian to the top of the Middle Bathonian or 358.90000 to 164.70000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian360.7 - 353.8USA (Montana) Psammodus sp. (545)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Belarus (Homel) Rhizodus sp. (232531)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Alabama) Psammodus sp. (84103)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom Helodus turgidus, Psammodus rugosus, Psammodus canaliculatus, Psammodus cornutus (132781) Psammodus rugosus (132789) Psammodus trapeziformis (137333)
Visean346.7 - 330.9United Kingdom Psammodus cornutus (132783)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Egypt Psammodus sp. (46983)
Asbian339.4 - 336.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Rhizodus hibberti (230473)
Asbian339.4 - 336.0United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Psammodus sp. (6949)
Brigantian336.0 - 326.4United Kingdom Rhizodus gracilis, Rhizodus hibberti (132778)
Brigantian336.0 - 326.4Thailand Psammodontidae indet. (130649)
Late/Upper Mississippian326.4 - 318.1USA (Alabama) Psammodus sp. (84104)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9United Kingdom Psammodus expansus (137324) Rhizodus hibberti (132730 132779 132780)
Westphalian A318.1 - 314.6United Kingdom (England) Rhizodus sp. (124367)
Westphalian A318.1 - 314.6United Kingdom (Lancashire) Rhizodus sp. (172765)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Russian Federation Psammodus spicularis (132707)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Psammodus sp. (90255)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Psammodus rugosus (59357)