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Lophodus

Chondrichthyes - Orodontiformes - Orodontidae

Taxonomy
Lophodus is a genus.

It was assigned to Cochliodontidae by Jordan (1963); and to Orodontidae by Zangerl (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Lophodus Jordan p. 594
1981Lophodus Zangerl p. 94

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderOrodontiformes()
familyOrodontidaede Koninck 1878
genusLophodus

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. †Lophodus
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available