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Periplectrodus

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae

Taxonomy
Periplectrodus was named by St John and Worthen (1875).

It was assigned to Cochliodontidae by Hay (1902) and Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Periplectrodus St John and Worthen p. 380
1902Periplectrodus Hay p. 287
1963Periplectrodus Jordan p. 594

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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
genusPeriplectrodusSt 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. †Periplectrodus St John and Worthen 1875
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Periplectrodus compressus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Periplectrodus expansus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Periplectrodus warreni Saint John and Worthen 1875
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available