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Tanaodus obscurus

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae

Taxonomy
Chomatodus obscurus was named by Leidy (1857). It is extant.

It was recombined as Tanaodus obscurus by Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Chomatodus obscurus Leidy
1902Tanaodus obscurus Hay p. 277

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderPetalodontiformes()
familyPetalodontidaeNewberry and Worthen 1866
genusTanaodusSt. John and Worthen 1875
speciesobscurus(Leidy 1857)

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.

Tanaodus obscurus Leidy 1857
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available