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Cranodus

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae

Taxonomy
Cranodus was named by Trautschold (1879) [Sepkoski's age data: teeth]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cochliodontidae by Jordan (1963); and to Holocephali by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Cranodus Trautschold
1963Cranodus Jordan p. 594
2002Cranodus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderCochliodontiformesObruchev 1953
familyCochliodontidaeOwen 1867
genusCranodusTrautschold 1879

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. †Cranodus Trautschold 1879
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available