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Petalorhynchus psittacinus

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Pristodontidae

Taxonomy
Petalodus psittacinus was named by Agassiz (1843). It is not extant. It is the type species of Petalorhynchus.

It was recombined as Petalorhynchus psittacinus by Woodward (1889) and Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Petalodus psittacinus Agassiz
1855Petalodus psittacinus M'Coy p. 636 figs. pl. 3I, fig. 4
1889Petalorhynchus psittacinus Woodward p. 40
1902Petalorhynchus psittacinus Hay p. 278

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderPetalodontiformes()
familyPristodontidaeWoodward 1889
genusPetalorhynchusNewberry and Worthen 1866
speciespsittacinus(Agassiz 1843)

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.

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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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Pennsylvanian or 358.90000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom Petalodus psittacinus (132781)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9United Kingdom Petalorhynchus psittacinus (137321)