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Bethacanthus

Chondrichthyes - Symmoriiformes - Symmoriidae

Taxonomy
Bethacanthus was named by Zangerl (1990) [Sepkoski's age data: C Mosc-u].

It was assigned to Stethacanthidae by Zangerl (1990); and to Symmoriida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Bethacanthus Zangerl p. 131
2002Bebhacanthus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
superorderCladodontomorphi
orderSymmoriiformes()
familySymmoriidaeDean 1909
genusBethacanthus

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.

G. †Bethacanthus Zangerl 1990
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Bethacanthus insolitus Zangerl 1990
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available