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Lepacanthus

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthiformes - Xenacanthidae

Taxonomy
Lepacanthus was named by Arthaber (1896). Its type is Lepacanthus gracilis.

It was assigned to Xenacanthidae by Arthaber (1896).

Species
L. gracilis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Lepacanthus Arthaber p. 108

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassXenacanthimorpha
orderXenacanthiformesBerg 1955
familyXenacanthidaeFritsch 1889
genusLepacanthus

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. †Lepacanthus Arthaber 1896
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†Lepacanthus gracilis Arthaber 1896
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available