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Xenodus

Chondrichthyes - Scymnorhinidae

Taxonomy
Xenodus was named by Miller (1892) [Sepkoski's age data: teeth]. It is not extant. Its type is Goniodus hertzeri.

It was assigned to Cochliodontidae by Hay (1902) and Jordan (1963); and to Holocephali by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Goniodus Newberry
1892Xenodus Miller
1902Xenodus Hay p. 287
1963Xenodus Jordan p. 594
1963Goniodus Jordan p. 602
2002Xenodus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Selachii
superorderSqualimorphi
SqualidaNelson et al. 2016
Squaliformes(Goodrich 1909)
familyScymnorhinidae
genusXenodusMiller 1892

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. †Xenodus Miller 1892
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Xenodus hertzeri Newberry 1889
Invalid names: Goniodus Newberry 1889 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:18:41
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:41
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available