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Leptocheles

Chondrichthyes - Polyspondyli - Onchidae

Taxonomy
Leptocheles was named by M'Coy (1853).

It was assigned to Onchidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Leptocheles M'Coy p. 408
1963Leptocheles Jordan p. 592

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
subclassSelachii
orderPolyspondyli
familyOnchidae
genusLeptochelesM'Coy 1853

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. †Leptocheles M'Coy 1853
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available