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Styracodus

Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae

Taxonomy
Styracodus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Heterodontidae by Jordan (1963); and to Ctenacanthida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Styracodus Jordan p. 595
2002Styracodus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Selachii
superorderGaleomorphi
orderHeterodontiformesBerg 1940
familyHeterodontidaeGray 1851
genusStyracodus

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available