Genus: Cladocynodon de MAYRINCK, RIBEIRO, ASSINE & SPIGOLON, 2023
Etymology : Coposite epithet. The first part of the generic name, Clado, comes from "+Cladocyclidae", the family to which the new taxon belongs. The second part, cynodon, is a noun in apposition derived from the Neotropical fish Cynodon, an extant neotropicial fish with similar general convergent morphology predatory fish.

Species: arraripensis de MAYRINCK, RIBEIRO, ASSINE & SPIGOLON, 2023
Etymology: In reference to the Araripe basin, teh place where the new species specimens were collected.

Cotypes: CFUFMT 139

Locality: Araripe Basin, Brazil.

Horizon: Barbalha Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Aptian Stage, Early Gallic Subepoch, Late Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.

Material: Fragmentary specimen.

Paratype:

DFUUFMT 432A, B (part and counterpart): Fragmentary specimen.