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Pleuracanthus laevissimus

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthiformes - Xenacanthidae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Pleuracanthus laevissimus Agassiz p. 64
1868Pleuracanthus levissimus Atthey p. 322
1889Pleuracanthus levissimus Woodward p. 5
1902Pleuracanthus laevissimus Hay p. 263

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

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Pleuracanthus laevissimus Agassiz 1837
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Diagnosis
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