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Heckelodes priscus

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Galeodes priscus was named by Heckel (1854). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is the type species of Heckelodes, Galeodes.

It was recombined as Heckelodes priscus by Greenfield (2025).

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

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
genusHeckelodes
speciespriscus(Heckel 1854)

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.

Heckelodes priscus Heckel 1854
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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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available