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Petalodus sagittatus

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae

Taxonomy
Petalodus sagittatus was named by Agassiz (1843). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Petalodus sagittatus Agassiz
1855Petalodus sagittatus M'Coy p. 636 figs. pl. 3I, figs. 2-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderPetalodontiformes()
familyPetalodontidaeNewberry and Worthen 1866
genusPetalodus
speciessagittatusAgassiz 1843

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.

†Petalodus sagittatus Agassiz 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available