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Ptychodus anonymus

Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Ptychodontidae

Taxonomy
Ptychodus anonymus was named by Williston (1900).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Ptychodus anonymus Williston
1902Ptychodus anonymus Hay p. 317
2006Ptychodus anonymus Shimada p. 165 fig. 4A
2006Ptychodus anonymus Shimada et al. p. 6 figs. 6.1, 6.2
2008Ptychodus anonymus Shimada and Martin p. 91 fig. 4A
2012Ptychodus anonymus Nagrodski et al. p. 78 fig. 3A
2013Ptychodus anonymus Cook et al. p. 562 figs. 6D-H
2023Ptychodus anonymus Amadori et al. p. 6 fig. 2I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderHybodontiformes(Patterson 1966)
familyPtychodontidae
genusPtychodus
speciesanonymusWilliston 1900

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.

Ptychodus anonymus Williston 1900
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Turonian or 99.60000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Ukraine Ptychodus anonymus (231904 231906)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Kansas) Ptychodus anonymus (213414 213416 213417 213419)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Colorado) Ptychodus anonymus (132505)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Ptychodus anonymus (52997)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Colorado) Ptychodus anonymus (35429)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Kansas) Ptychodus anonymus (94538)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (South Dakota) Ptychodus anonymus (181902)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Nebraska) Ptychodus anonymus (213402)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Alberta) Ptychodus anonymus (136242 213294)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (New Mexico) Ptychodus anonymus (179267)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Nebraska) Ptychodus anonymus (213389)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Kansas) Ptychodus anonymus (213524)