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Orthodon

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes

Taxonomy
Orthodon was named by Coquand (1860).

It was assigned to Scylliorhinidae by Jordan (1963); and to Lamniformes by Cahuzac et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Orthodon Coquand
1963Orthodon Jordan p. 598
2007Orthodon Cahuzac et al. p. 26

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
genusOrthodonCoquand 1860

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. †Orthodon Coquand 1860
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available