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Plectrodus

Taxonomy
Plectrodus was named by Agassiz in Murchison (1839).

It was assigned to Ischnacanthidae by Denison (1979); and to Gnathostomata by Dineley and Metcalfe (1999).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Plectrodus Agassiz in Murchison
1979Plectrodus Denison
1999Plectrodus Dineley and Metcalfe

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
RankNameAuthor
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
genusPlectrodusAgassiz in Murchison 1839

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. †Plectrodus Agassiz in Murchison 1839
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Plectrodus mirabilis Agassiz 1839
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available