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Asteroptychius tenellus

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes

Taxonomy
Asteroptychius tenellus was named by Saint John and Worthen (1883).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Asteroptychius tenellus Saint John and Worthen
1902Asteroptychius tenellus Hay p. 330

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderCtenacanthiformes(Cappetta 1988)
superfamilyCtenacanthoidea
genusAsteroptychius
speciestenellusSaint John and Worthen 1883

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.

Asteroptychius tenellus Saint John and Worthen 1883
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Diagnosis
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