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Pycnodus toliapicus

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Taxonomy
Pycnodus toliapicus was named by Agassiz (1839).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Pycnodus toliapicus Agassiz figs. Pl 72a, fig 55
1843Pycnodus toliapicus Agassiz p. 196
1966Pycnodus toliapicus Casier p. 104

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderPycnodontoidei
familyPycnodontidae()
genusPycnodus
speciestoliapicus

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.

†Pycnodus toliapicus Agassiz 1839
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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: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:40:08
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:04:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Pycnodus toliapicus (13299)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8India (Himachal Pradesh) Pycnodus toliapicus (31267 31269)
Ypresian - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71India (Jammu and Kashmir) Pycnodus toliapicus (31298)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Pycnodus toliapicus (41989 41998)