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Heterodontus rugosus

Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae

Taxonomy
Acrodus rugosus was named by Agassiz (1839).

It was recombined as Cestracion rugosus by Woodward (1889); it was recombined as Heterodontus rugosus by Herman (1977).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. francisi, H. granti, H. janefirdae, H. pinetti, H. wardenensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Acrodus rugosus Agassiz pp. 148-149
1843Acrodus rugosus Agassiz figs. Pl 22, figs 28,29
1889Cestracion rugosus Woodward p. 335
1977Heterodontus rugosus Herman p. 90

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
—Selachii
superorderGaleomorphi
orderHeterodontiformesBerg 1940
familyHeterodontidaeGray 1851
genusHeterodontusde Blainville 1816
speciesrugosus()

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.

†Heterodontus rugosus Agassiz 1839
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available