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Heckelodes

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Heckelodes was named by Greenfield (2025). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Galeodes priscus.

It was assigned to Galeomorphii by Greenfield (2025).

Species
H. priscus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Galeodes Heckel
2025Heckelodes Greenfield p. 298

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
genusHeckelodes

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. †Heckelodes Greenfield 2025
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†Heckelodes priscus Heckel 1854
Invalid names: Galeodes Heckel 1854 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available