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Peltodus unguiformis

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae

Taxonomy
Peltodus unguiformis was named by St John and Worthen (1870). It is the type species of Peltodus.

It was recombined as Janassa unguiformis by Branson (1916).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Peltodus unguiformis St John and Worthen p. 362 figs. Pl 2, figs 7,7a
1902Peltodus unguiformis Hay p. 276
1916Janassa unguiformis Branson p. 645 figs. Pl 2, figs 1-4
2023Peltodus unguiformis Itano

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderPetalodontiformes()
familyPetalodontidaeNewberry and Worthen 1866
genusPeltodusNewberry and Worthen 1870
speciesunguiformisSt John and Worthen 1870

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.

Peltodus unguiformis St John and Worthen 1870
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Diagnosis
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