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Itapyrodus punctatus

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae

Taxonomy
Itapyrodus punctatus was named by Silva Santos (1990). It is the type species of Itapyrodus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Itapyrodus punctatus Silva Santos
2010Itapyrodus punctatus Chahud et al. p. 530 fig. 3,4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderPetalodontiformes()
familyPetalodontidaeNewberry and Worthen 1866
genusItapyrodusSilva Santos 1990
speciespunctatusSilva Santos 1990

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.

Itapyrodus punctatus Silva Santos 1990
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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: 2009-07-21 07:09:25
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:09:25
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Kungurian or 279.30000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Brazil Itapyrodus punctatus (51070)