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Damocles

Chondrichthyes - Symmoriiformes - Falcatidae

Taxonomy
Damocles was named by Lund (1986). It is not extant. Its type is Damocles serratus.

It was assigned to Stethacanthidae by Lund (1986); and to Falcatidae by Ginter et al. (2010).

Species
D. attenuatus, D. serratus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Damocles Lund p. 13
2010Damocles Ginter et al. p. 65

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
superorderCladodontomorphi
orderSymmoriiformes()
familyFalcatidaeZangerl 1990
genusDamocles

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. †Damocles Lund 1986
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Damocles attenuatus Davis 1883
Damocles serratus Lund 1986
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available