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Psephodus magnus

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Psephodontidae

Taxonomy
Cochliodus magnus was named by Agassiz (1843). It is not extant. It is the type species of Psephodus.

It was recombined as Psephodus magnus by Woodward (1889) and Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Cochliodus magnus Agassiz
1855Cochliodus magnus M'Coy p. 622
1889Psephodus magnus Woodward p. 177
1902Psephodus magnus Hay p. 288

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderCochliodontiformesObruchev 1953
familyPsephodontidae
genusPsephodusMorris and Roberts 1862
speciesmagnus(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.

Psephodus magnus Agassiz 1843
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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 06:56:40
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:56:40
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chadian to the top of the Brigantian or 346.70000 to 330.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom Cochliodus magnus (132781 132784) Psephodus magnus (137333)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0United Kingdom (England) Psephodus magnus (5970)
Visean346.7 - 330.9United Kingdom Cochliodus magnus (132783)
Asbian - Brigantian340.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (England) Psephodus magnus (5986)