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Yunnanacanthus

Placodermi

Taxonomy
Yunnanacanthus was named by Liu (1973). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Placodermi by Denison (1978).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Yunnanacanthus Liu
1978Yunnanacanthus Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
genusYunnanacanthusLiu 1973

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. †Yunnanacanthus Liu 1973
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available