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Pycnacanthus

Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae

Taxonomy
Pycnacanthus was named by Fischer von Waldheim (1852).

It was assigned to Heterodontidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Pycnacanthus Fischer von Waldheim p. 250
1963Pycnacanthus Jordan p. 595

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Selachii
superorderGaleomorphi
orderHeterodontiformesBerg 1940
familyHeterodontidaeGray 1851
genusPycnacanthusFischer von Waldheim 1852

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.

G. †Pycnacanthus Fischer von Waldheim 1852
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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 07:18:00
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:00
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Middle Famennian or 370.60000 to 364.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7Russian Federation (Oryol Oblast) P. fischeri (226045)