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Diplacanthidae

Chondrichthyes - Diplacanthiformes - Diplacanthidae

Taxonomy
Diplacanthidae was named by Woodward (1891). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Acanthodii by Owen (1846); to Climatiiformes by Woodward (1891); to Acanthodii by Hay (1902); to Acanthodei by Jordan (1963); to Climatiida by Denison (1979); and to Diplacanthiformes by Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Diplacanthidae Owen
1891Diplacanthidae Woodward
1902Diplacanthidae Hay p. 274
1963Diplacanthidae Jordan p. 591
1979Diplacanthidae Denison
2016Diplacanthidae Nelson et al. p. 100

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderDiplacanthiformesBerg 1940
familyDiplacanthidaeWoodward 1891
familyDiplacanthidaeWoodward 1891

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.

Fm. †Diplacanthidae Woodward 1891
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G. †Diplacanthus Agassiz 1843
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Diplacanthus balticus Gross 1973
Diplacanthus carinatus Gross 1973
Diplacanthus ellsi Gagnier 1996
Diplacanthus horridus Woodward 1892
Diplacanthus longispinus Agassiz 1844
Diplacanthus striatus Agassiz 1844
Diplacanthus tenuistriatus Traquair 1894
G. †Florestacanthus Burrow et al. 2003
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Florestacanthus morenoi Burrow et al. 2003
G. †Gladiobranchus Bernascek and Dineley 1977
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Gladiobranchus probaton Bernascek and Dineley 1977
G. †Milesacanthus Young and Burrow 2004
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Milesacanthus antarctica Young and Burrow 2004
Milesacanthus antarctica Young and Burrow 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available