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Pachyrhizodus basalis

Actinopteri - Crossognathiformes - Pachyrhizodontidae

Taxonomy
Pachyrhizodus basalis was named by Dixon (1850). Its type specimen is BMNH 49014, a maxilla, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Pachyrhizodus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Pachyrhizodus basalis Dixon p. 374
1901Pachyrhizodus basalis Woodward p. 37
1902Pachyrhizodus basalis Hay p. 387
2006Pachyrhizodus basalis Shimada et al. p. 25

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderCrossognathiformesTaverne 1989
suborderPachyrhizodontoideiForey 1977
familyPachyrhizodontidaeCope 1872
genusPachyrhizodusAgassiz 1850
speciesbasalis

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.

Pachyrhizodus basalis Dixon 1850
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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: 2009-07-20 21:12:03
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:12:03
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available