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Pycnodus
Taxonomy
Pycnodus was named by Agassiz (1835) [Sepkoski's age data: J u T Eo-m-u]. Its type is Pycnodus platessus.
It was assigned to Pycnodontes by Agassiz (1835); to Pycnodontidae by Woodward (1895), Sahni and Mishra (1975), Kumar and Loyal (1987), Nursall (1996), Weems (1999) and Goodwin et al. (1999); and to Pycnodontiformes by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Pycnodontes by Agassiz (1835); to Pycnodontidae by Woodward (1895), Sahni and Mishra (1975), Kumar and Loyal (1987), Nursall (1996), Weems (1999) and Goodwin et al. (1999); and to Pycnodontiformes by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
P. bicresta, P. flabellatus, P. granulatus, P. jugleri, P. lametae, P. minutus, P. orbicularis, P. platessus (type species), P. preufsii
Sister genera
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1835 | Pycnodus Agassiz p. 34ff |
| 1895 | Pycnodus Woodward p. 275 |
| 1975 | Pycnodus Sahni and Mishra p. 12 |
| 1987 | Pycnodus Kumar and Loyal p. 68 |
| 1996 | Pycnodus Nursall p. 137 |
| 1999 | Pycnodus Goodwin et al. p. 732 |
| 1999 | Pycnodus Weems p. 55 |
| 2002 | Pycnodus Sepkoski, Jr. |
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