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Arctacanthus wyomingensis

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes

Taxonomy
Arctacanthus wyomingensis was named by Branson (1934).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Dolophonodus uncinatus Branson p. 175 figs. 1.1-1.4
1934Arctacanthus wyomingensis Branson p. 431

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
genusArctacanthus
specieswyomingensis

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.

†Arctacanthus wyomingensis Branson 1934
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Invalid names: Dolophonodus uncinatus Branson 1933 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:54:26
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:54:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14USA (Wyoming) Dolophonodus uncinatus (90235)