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Taxonomy
Epiodon was named by Rafinesque (1814). It is extant.
It was synonymized subjectively with Ziphius by Owen (1870); it was considered a nomen dubium by Hershkovitz (1966).
It was assigned to Epiodontina by Gray (1865); to Ziphiidae by Gray (1866); to Epiodontidae by Gray (1868) and Gray (1871); and to Physeteridae by Palmer (1904).
It was synonymized subjectively with Ziphius by Owen (1870); it was considered a nomen dubium by Hershkovitz (1966).
It was assigned to Epiodontina by Gray (1865); to Ziphiidae by Gray (1866); to Epiodontidae by Gray (1868) and Gray (1871); and to Physeteridae by Palmer (1904).
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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. Epiodon Rafinesque 1814
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available