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Thelodus

Coelolepidae

Taxonomy
Thelodus was named by Agassiz (1839) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-u S Prid]. It is not extant. Its type is Shielia taiti.

It was assigned to Thelodontidae by Jordan (1963); to Coelolepidae by Woodward (1891) and Marss and Karatajute-Talimaa (2002); and to Thelodontiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Thelodus Agassiz
1891Thelodus Woodward p. 158
1963Thelodus Jordan p. 585
2002Thelodus Marss and Karatajute-Talimaa p. 400
2002Thelodus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumCraniata
superclassThelodontida
familyCoelolepidae(Pander 1856)
genusThelodusAgassiz 1839

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.

G. †Thelodus Agassiz 1839
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Thelodus calvus Marss and Karatajute-Talimaa 2002
Thelodus hoskinsi Giffin 1979
Thelodus laevis Pander 1856
Thelodus parvidens Agassiz 1839
Thelodus scoticus Traquair 1898
Thelodus trilobatus Hoppe 1931
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available