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Gyrodontoidei

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes

Taxonomy
Gyrodontoidei was named by Nursall (1996). It is extant.

It was assigned to Pycnodontiformes by Nursall (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Gyrodontoidei Nursall p. 133

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderGyrodontoidei
suborderGyrodontoidei

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.

Subor. Gyrodontoidei Nursall 1996
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Fm. Gyrodontidae Berg 1940
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G. †Gyrodus Agassiz 1833
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Gyrodus analis Agassiz 1834
Gyrodus angustus Agassiz 1837
Gyrodus circularis Agassiz 1834
Gyrodus conicus Dixon 1850
Gyrodus cordillera Martill et al. 1998
Gyrodus cretaceus Agassiz 1839
Gyrodus cuvieri Agassiz 1833
Gyrodus frontatus Agassiz 1834
Gyrodus jurassicus Agassiz 1833
Gyrodus laevior Agassiz 1839
Gyrodus macropterus Agassiz 1834
Gyrodus macropththalmus Agassiz 1834
Gyrodus mammillaris Agassiz 1833
Gyrodus mantellii Agassiz 1839
Gyrodus milium Henry 1876
Gyrodus minor Agassiz 1833
Gyrodus muensteri Agassiz 1839
Gyrodus perlatus Agassiz 1843
Gyrodus platurus Agassiz 1833
Gyrodus punctatissimus Agassiz 1834
Gyrodus punctatus Agassiz 1839
Gyrodus radiatus Agassiz 1839
Gyrodus rhomboidalis Agassiz 1833
Gyrodus rugosus Agassiz 1839
Gyrodus rugulosus Agassiz 1834
Gyrodus runcinatus Agassiz 1833
Gyrodus trigonus Agassiz 1839
Gyrodus umbilicus Agassiz 1833
Fm. †Mesturidae Nursall 1996
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G. †Arduafrons Frickhinger 1991
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Arduafrons prominoris Frickhinger 1991
G. †Mesturus Wagner 1862
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Mesturus leedsi Woodward 1895
Mesturus verrucosus Wagner 1862
G. †Micropycnodon Hibbard and Graffham 1945
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Micropycnodon kansasensis Hibbard and Graffham 1941
G. †Paramesturus Taverne 1981
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Paramesturus stuehmeri Taverne 1981
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:40:08
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:04:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 208.50000 to 70.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 201.3 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3France (Franche-Comté) Gyrodus milium (149410)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Chile (Antofagasta) Mesturus cordillera (55686)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2France Mesturus sp. (123348)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3United Kingdom (England) Gyrodus sp. (100669)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Chile Gyrodus sp. (215835)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Chile (Antofagasta) Mesturus cordillera (134865)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Spain Gyrodus hexagonus (151899)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Gyrodus circularis (154138)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Eastern Barvaria) Gyrodus hexagonus (187436)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Bayern) Gyrodus sp. (59175)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France (Aquitaine) Gyrodus sp., Gyrodus cuvieri, Gyrodus n. sp. (94532)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Gyrodus sp. (35262)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) Mesturus sp. (92145)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2France (Poitou-Charentes) Gyrodus sp. (61930)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8France (Poitou-Charentes) Micropycnodon sp. (142093)
Valanginian - Hauterivian139.8 - 129.4Chile (Ultima Esperanza) Gyrodus sp. (164882)
Hauterivian - Aptian132.9 - 113.0Tunisia (Tataouine) Pycnodontiformes indet. (116296)
Early/Lower Aptian125.45 - 122.46Germany Paramesturus stuehmeri (212878)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) Gyrodus sp. (94253)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt (Matruh) Gyrodus sp. (84550)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Colorado) Micropycnodon kansasensis (132505)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Kansas) Micropycnodon kansasensis (213414)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Colorado) Micropycnodon kansaensis (213403) Pycnodontidae indet. (35429)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Micropycnodon sp., Gyrodus cretaceus (22731)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 86.3USA (New Mexico) Micropycnodon kansasensis (221290)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Nebraska) Micropycnodon sp. (213389)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Kansas) Micropycnodon kansasensis (213387)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6USA (Utah) Micropycnodon sp. (14389)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Israel (Southern District) Micropycnodon sp. (92192)