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Tchunacanthus

Acanthodii - Tchunacanthidae

Taxonomy
Tchunacanthus was named by Karatajute-Talimaa and Smith (2003). It is the type genus of Tchunacanthidae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Tchunacanthus Karatajute-Talimaa and Smith
2019Tchunacanthus 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
genusTchunacanthusKaratajute-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.

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