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Psephodus

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Psephodontidae

Taxonomy
Psephodus was named by Morris and Roberts (1862) [Sepkoski's age data: teeth]. It is not extant. Its type is Cochliodus magnus.

It was assigned to Cochliodontidae by Woodward (1889), Hay (1902) and Jordan (1963); to Holocephali by Sepkoski (2002); and to Psephodontidae by Nelson (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Psephodus Morris and Roberts
1880Psephodus indicus Waagen p. 73 figs. Pl 7, figs 3,5
1880Psephodus depressus Waagen p. 75 figs. Pl 7, fig 4
1889Psephodus Woodward p. 176
1902Psephodus Hay p. 288
1963Psephodus Jordan p. 594
2002Psephodus Sepkoski
2006Psephodus Nelson p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderCochliodontiformesObruchev 1953
familyPsephodontidae
genusPsephodusMorris and Roberts 1862

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. †Psephodus Morris and Roberts 1862
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Psephodus crenulatus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Psephodus dubius Woodward 1889
Psephodus latus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Psephodus levissimus Agassiz 1837
Psephodus lunulatus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Psephodus magnus Agassiz 1843
Psephodus obliquus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Psephodus placenta Newberry and Worthen 1866
Psephodus politus Newberry 1897
Psephodus regularis Saint John and Worthen 1883
Psephodus reticulatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Psephodus salopiensis Woodward 1889
Psephodus symmetricus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Invalid names: Psephodus depressus Waagen 1880 [nomen vanum], Psephodus indicus Waagen 1880 [nomen vanum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available