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Pachyrhizodus kingi

Actinopteri - Crossognathiformes - Pachyrhizodontidae

Taxonomy
Pachyrhizodus kingi was named by Cope (1872).

It was corrected as Pachyrhizodus kingii by Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Pachyrhizodus kingi Cope p. 346
1902Pachyrhizodus kingii Hay p. 388
1970Pachyrhizodus kingi Applegate p. 411
1981Pachyrhizodus kingi Thurmond and Jones p. 92

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderCrossognathiformesTaverne 1989
suborderPachyrhizodontoideiForey 1977
familyPachyrhizodontidaeCope 1872
genusPachyrhizodusAgassiz 1850
specieskingiCope 1872

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.

†Pachyrhizodus kingi Cope 1872
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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: 2009-07-20 21:12:03
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:12:03
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Santonian or 86.30000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Alabama) Pachyrhizodus kingi (81928)