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Spinacanthus
Taxonomy
Spinacanthus was named by Agassiz (1835) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l Sepkoski's reference number: 915].
It was assigned to Blennioidei by Agassiz (1835); to Tetradontiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Spinacanthidae by Santini and Tyler (2003); and to Protobalistidae by Tyler and Santini (2002), Carnevale et al. (2014), Bannikov (2014).
It was assigned to Blennioidei by Agassiz (1835); to Tetradontiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Spinacanthidae by Santini and Tyler (2003); and to Protobalistidae by Tyler and Santini (2002), Carnevale et al. (2014), Bannikov (2014).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1835 | Spinacanthus Agassiz p. 34 |
| 2002 | Spinacanthus Sepkoski |
| 2002 | Spinacanthus Tyler and Santini p. 62 |
| 2003 | Spinacanthus Santini and Tyler p. 601 |
| 2014 | Spinacanthus Bannikov p. 30 |
| 2014 | Spinacanthus Carnevale et al. p. 45 |
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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. †Spinacanthus Agassiz 1835
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†Spinacanthus blennioides Agassiz 1835
†Spinacanthus cuneiformis Blainville 1818
†Spinacanthus imperiale Massalongo 1857
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available