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Hemiptychodus

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae

Taxonomy
Hemiptychodus was named by Jaekel (1894).

It was assigned to Ptychodontidae by Hay (1902); and to Dasyatidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Hemiptychodus Jaekel p. 465
1902Hemiptychodus Hay p. 317
1963Hemiptychodus Jordan p. 605

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyDasyatidaeJordan 1888
genusHemiptychodusJaekel 1894

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. †Hemiptychodus Jaekel 1894
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:05:51
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:51
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available