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Chomatodus linearis

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae

Taxonomy
Psammodus linearis was named by Agassiz (1836).

It was recombined as Petalodus linearis by Woodward (1889); it was recombined as Chomatodus linearis by Agassiz (1838), M'Coy (1855) and Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Psammodus linearis Agassiz figs. Pl 12, figs 5-13
1838Chomatodus linearis Agassiz p. 108
1855Chomatodus linearis M'Coy p. 618
1889Petalodus linearis Woodward p. 45
1902Chomatodus linearis Hay p. 279

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderPetalodontiformes()
familyPetalodontidaeNewberry and Worthen 1866
genusChomatodus
specieslinearis()

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.

†Chomatodus linearis Agassiz 1836
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Diagnosis
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