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Psephodus magnus

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Psephodontidae

Taxonomy
Cochliodus magnus was named by Agassiz (1843). It is not extant. It is the type species of Psephodus.

It was recombined as Psephodus magnus by Woodward (1889) and Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Cochliodus magnus Agassiz
1855Cochliodus magnus M'Coy p. 622
1889Psephodus magnus Woodward p. 177
1902Psephodus magnus Hay p. 288

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderCochliodontiformesObruchev 1953
familyPsephodontidae
genusPsephodusMorris and Roberts 1862
speciesmagnus(Agassiz 1843)

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.

†Psephodus magnus Agassiz 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available