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Apocopodon

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae

Taxonomy
Apocopodon was named by Cope (1885) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than Sepkoski's reference number: 2,884]. Its type is Apocopodon sericeus.

It was assigned to Myliobatiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Myliobatidae by Cope (1885), Cope (1886), Woodward (1889), Cappetta (1987), De Pasqua et al. (2025).

Species
A. sericeus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Apocopodon Cope p. 2
1886Apocopodon Cope p. 2
1889Apocopodon Woodward p. 132
1987Apocopodon Cappetta p. 171
2002Apocopodon Sepkoski
2025Apocopodon De Pasqua et al. p. 535

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
suborderMyliobatoideiCompagno 1973
familyMyliobatidaeBonaparte 1838
genusApocopodon

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. †Apocopodon Cope 1885
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†Apocopodon sericeus Cope 1885
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available