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Xystracanthus major

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Xystracanthus major was named by Waagen (1879). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Musakheyl, Salt Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian marine limestone in Pakistan.

Entered
by M. Clapham on 2009-07-15

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Xystracanthus major Waagen p. 19 figs. Pl 2, fig 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
genusXystracanthus
speciesmajor

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.

Xystracanthus major Waagen 1879
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902Pakistan Xystracanthus major (type locality: 90258)