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Pleuracanthus dilatatus

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthiformes - Xenacanthidae

Taxonomy
Pleuracanthus dilatatus was named by Newberry (1856).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Pleuracanthus dilatatus Newberry
1902Pleuracanthus dilatatus Hay p. 264

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassXenacanthimorpha
orderXenacanthiformesBerg 1955
familyXenacanthidaeFritsch 1889
genusPleuracanthus
speciesdilatatusNewberry 1856

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.

Pleuracanthus dilatatus Newberry 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available