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Ganodus oweni

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Callorhinchidae

Taxonomy
Ganodus oweni was named by Agassiz (1843). Its type specimen is BMNH P.486, a set of teeth (Theoretically associated mandibular and palatine teeth), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Stonesfield Slate, near Oxford (BMNH fish), which is in a Bathonian marine slate in the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Ganodus oweni Agassiz
1891Ganodus oweni Woodward p. 55 figs. pl. I, fig. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
suborderChimaeroidei
familyCallorhinchidaeGarman 1901
genusGanodus()
speciesoweniAgassiz 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.

Ganodus oweni Agassiz 1843
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Diagnosis
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