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Menaspacanthus

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Menaspacanthus was named by Patterson (1965) [Sepkoski's age data: spine]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Holocephali by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Menaspacanthus Patterson
2002Menaspacanthus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
genusMenaspacanthusPatterson 1965

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. †Menaspacanthus Patterson 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available