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Tchunacanthidae

Acanthodii - Tchunacanthidae

Taxonomy
Tchunacanthidae was named by Karatajute-Talimaa and Smith (2003). Its type is Tchunacanthus.

It was assigned to Acanthodii by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Lenacanthus, Tchunacanthus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Tchunacanthidae Karatajute-Talimaa and Smith
2019Tchunacanthidae van der Laan p. 33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classAcanthodiiOwen 1846
familyTchunacanthidaeKaratajute-Talimaa and Smith 2003
familyTchunacanthidaeKaratajute-Talimaa and Smith 2003

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.

Fm. †Tchunacanthidae Karatajute-Talimaa and Smith 2003
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G. †Lenacanthus Karatajute-Talimaa and Smith 2003
G. †Tchunacanthus Karatajute-Talimaa and Smith 2003
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available