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Platyodus

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae

Taxonomy
Platyodus was named by Newberry (1875) [Sepkoski's age data: teeth]. It is not extant. Its type is Platyodus lineatus.

It was assigned to Cochliodontidae by Hay (1902) and Jordan (1963); and to Holocephali by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. lineatus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Platyodus Newberry
1902Platyodus Hay p. 290
1963Platyodus Jordan p. 594
2002Platyodus 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
genusPlatyodusNewberry 1875

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. †Platyodus Newberry 1875
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†Platyodus lineatus Newberry 1875
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available