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Petalodus knappi

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae

Taxonomy
Petalodus knappi was named by Newberry (1879).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Petalodus knappi Newberry
1902Petalodus knappi Hay p. 278

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderPetalodontiformes()
familyPetalodontidaeNewberry and Worthen 1866
genusPetalodus
speciesknappiNewberry 1879

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.

†Petalodus knappi Newberry 1879
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available