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Psammodus turgidus

Chondrichthyes - Psammodontiformes - Psammodontidae

Taxonomy
Helodus turgidus was named by Agassiz (1838).

It was recombined as Psammodus turgidus by Agassiz Duplicate (1838) and Agassiz Duplicate (1839).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Helodus turgidus Agassiz p. 106 figs. Pl 15, figs 1-12
1838Psammodus turgidus Agassiz Duplicate
1839Psammodus turgidus Agassiz Duplicate
1855Helodus turgidus M'Coy p. 632

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderPsammodontiformesObruchev 1953
familyPsammodontidae
genusPsammodus
speciesturgidus()

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.

Psammodus turgidus Agassiz 1838
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Diagnosis
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