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Gonatodus

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae

Taxonomy
Gonatodus was named by Traquair (1877) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Palaeoniscidae by Woodward (1891), Hay (1902); and to Palaeonisciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Gonatodus Traquair
1891Gonatodus Woodward p. 434
1902Gonatodus Hay p. 365
2002Gonatodus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPalaeoniscoidei
familyPalaeoniscidaeVogt 1852
genusGonatodusTraquair 1877

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. †Gonatodus Traquair 1877
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Gonatodus brainerdi Thomas 1853
Gonatodus punctatus Agassiz 1835
Gonatodus toilliezi Koninck 1878
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available