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Venustodus

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae

Taxonomy
Venustodus was named by St. John and Worthen (1875) [Sepkoski's age data: teeth]. It is not extant. Its type is Chomatodus venustus.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Venustodus St. John and Worthen
1902Venustodus Hay p. 287
1963Venustodus Jordan p. 594
2002Venustodus 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
genusVenustodusSt. John and Worthen 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. †Venustodus St. John and Worthen 1875
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Venustodus argutus St John and Worthen 1875
Venustodus leidyi St. John and Worthen 1875
Venustodus robustus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Venustodus tenuicristatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Venustodus variabilis Saint John and Worthen 1875
Venustodus venustus Leidy 1857
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available