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Physonemus arcuatus

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Physonemus arcuatus was named by McCoy (1848). It is a compression preserving soft parts. It is the type species of Physonemus, Onchus (Physonemus).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Physonemus arcuatus McCoy
1855Physonemus arcuatus M'Coy p. 638 figs. pl. 3I, fig. 29
1891Physonemus arcuatus Woodward p. 130
1902Physonemus arcuatus Hay p. 333
1903Physonemus arcuatus Eastman p. 208 figs. text-fig 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
genusPhysonemus
speciesarcuatusMcCoy 1848

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.

†Physonemus arcuatus McCoy 1848
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Mississippian or 358.90000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom Physonemus arcuatus (132781 137333)