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Hoplodus

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Pristodontidae

Taxonomy
Hoplodus was named by Etheridge (1881).

It was assigned to Peripristidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Hoplodus Etheridge
1963Hoplodus Jordan p. 594

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderPetalodontiformes()
familyPristodontidaeWoodward 1889
genusHoplodusEtheridge 1881

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. †Hoplodus Etheridge 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available