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Brachydirus

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Coccosteidae

Taxonomy
Brachydirus was named by Koenen (1880).

It was assigned to Coccosteidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Brachydirus Koenen p. 404
1963Brachydirus Jordan p. 588

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
suborderBrachythoraciGross 1932
superfamilyCoccosteoideaDenison 1978
familyCoccosteidaeAsmuss 1856
genusBrachydirusKoenen 1880

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. †Brachydirus Koenen 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available