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Deltodus sublaevis

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae

Taxonomy
Paecilodus sublaevis was named by Agassiz (1843). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Deltodus.

It was recombined as Poecilodus sublaevis by Agassiz (1843) and M'Coy (1855); it was recombined as Deltodus sublaevis by Morris and Roberts (1862), Woodward (1889) and Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Paecilodus sublaevis Agassiz p. 390
1843Poecilodus sublaevis Agassiz p. 390
1855Poecilodus sublaevis M'Coy p. 640 figs. pl. 3I, figs. 7-9
1855Paecilodus sublaevis Mcoy
1862Deltodus sublaevis Morris and Roberts
1889Deltodus sublaevis Woodward p. 196
1902Deltodus sublaevis Hay p. 291

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderCochliodontiformesObruchev 1953
familyCochliodontidaeOwen 1867
genusDeltodusMorris and Roberts 1862
speciessublaevis()

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.

Deltodus sublaevis Agassiz 1843
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Diagnosis
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