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Xystracanthus giganteus

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Xystracanthus giganteus was named by Waagen (1880). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bilot, uppermost Productus Limestone, Khisor Range, which is in a Changhsingian marine limestone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan.

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by M. Clapham on 2009-07-15; modified by M. Clapham on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Xystracanthus giganteus Waagen p. 76 figs. Pl 7, fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
genusXystracanthus
speciesgiganteus

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†Xystracanthus giganteus Waagen 1880
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Diagnosis
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