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Lepacanthus gracilis

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthiformes - Xenacanthidae

Taxonomy
Lepacanthus gracilis was named by Arthaber (1896). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tiefengraben (Arthaber section), which is in a Pelsonian/Illyrian carbonate limestone in the Gutenstein Formation of Austria. It is the type species of Lepacanthus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Lepacanthus gracilis 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
speciesgracilis

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.

Lepacanthus gracilis Arthaber 1896
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available