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Mitrodus

Chondrichthyes - Climatiiformes - Gyracanthidae

Taxonomy
Mitrodus was named by Owen (1867).

It was assigned to Gyracanthidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Mitrodus Owen p. 347
1963Mitrodus Jordan p. 592

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderClimatiiformesBerg 1940
familyGyracanthidaeWoodward 1906
genusMitrodusOwen 1867

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. †Mitrodus Owen 1867
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Diagnosis
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