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Mazodus kepleri

Chondrichthyes - Psammodontiformes - Psammodontidae

Taxonomy
Mazodus kepleri was named by Newberry (1889). It is the type species of Mazodus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Mazodus kepleri Newberry
1902Mazodus kepleri Hay p. 285

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderPsammodontiformesObruchev 1953
familyPsammodontidae
genusMazodusNewberry 1899
specieskepleriNewberry 1889

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.

Mazodus kepleri Newberry 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:14:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:14:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available