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Plectrodus

Taxonomy
Plectrodus was named by Agassiz in Murchison (1839).

It was assigned to Ischnacanthidae by Denison (1979); and to Gnathostomata by Dineley and Metcalfe (1999).

Species
P. mirabilis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Plectrodus Agassiz in Murchison
1979Plectrodus Denison
1999Plectrodus Dineley and Metcalfe

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
RankNameAuthor
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
genusPlectrodusAgassiz in Murchison 1839

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. †Plectrodus Agassiz in Murchison 1839
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†Plectrodus mirabilis Agassiz 1839
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.20000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (90352)