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Polyrhizodus magnus

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae

Taxonomy
Polyrhizodus magnus was named by M'Coy (1848). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Polyrhizodus magnus M'Coy
1855Polyrhizodus magnus M'Coy p. 641 figs. pl. 3K, figs. 6-8
1889Polyrhizodus magnus Woodward p. 57

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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
genusPolyrhizodusM'Coy 1848
speciesmagnusM'Coy 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.

Polyrhizodus magnus M'Coy 1848
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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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

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 Polyrhizodus magnus (132781 137333)