Chondrichthyes - Galeomorphi

Synonym: Galeodes Heckel 1854 [replaced name]

Full reference: T. Greenfield. 2025. Heckelodes and Coquandon nom. nov., replacement names for Galeodes Heckel, 1854 and Orthodon Coquand, 1859 (Chondrichthyes, ?Galeomorphii). Zootaxa 5696:298-300

Parent taxon: Galeomorphii according to T. Greenfield 2025

Sister taxa: Coquanodon, Erquitaia, Heterodontiformes, Hypsobatis, Onchopristus, Orectolobiformes, Rajorhina, Reifia, Synechodontiformes, Youssoubatis

Subtaxa: Heckelodes priscus

view classification

Type: Galeodes priscus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Heckelodes in the database

Show more details

Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.