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Ctenacanthus cliftonensis

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes - Ctenacanthidae

Taxonomy
Ctenacanthus cliftonensis was named by Branson and Mehl (1938). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Ctenacanthus cliftonensis Branson and Mehl p. 122 figs. pl. 37, figs. 16-19
1981Ctenacanthus cliftonensis Maisey

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderCtenacanthiformes(Cappetta 1988)
familyCtenacanthidaeDean 1909
genusCtenacanthus
speciescliftonensisBranson and Mehl 1938

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.

†Ctenacanthus cliftonensis Branson and Mehl 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available