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Metopacanthus

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Myriacanthidae

Taxonomy
Metopacanthus was named by Zittel (1887) [Sepkoski's age data: J Sine J Toar Sepkoski's reference number: 452]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Myriacanthidae by Duffin (1983); and to Holocephali by Sepkoski (2002).

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Metopacanthus Zittel
1983Metopacanthus Duffin p. 20
2002Metopacanthus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
suborderMyriacanthoideiPatterson 1965
familyMyriacanthidae
genusMetopacanthusZittel 1887

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. †Metopacanthus Zittel 1887
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Metopacanthus granulatus Agassiz 1837
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Invalid names: Ischyodus orthorhinus Egerton 1871 [synonym], Leptacanthus tenuispinus Agassiz 1837 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available