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Pternodus

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthiformes - Xenacanthidae

Taxonomy
Pternodus was named by Owen (1867).

It was assigned to Xenacanthidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Pternodus Owen p. 347
1963Pternodus Jordan p. 592

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassXenacanthimorpha
orderXenacanthiformesBerg 1955
familyXenacanthidaeFritsch 1889
genusPternodusOwen 1867

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. †Pternodus Owen 1867
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available