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Myriacanthus granulatus

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Myriacanthidae

Taxonomy
Myriacanthus granulatus was named by Agassiz (1837).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Myriacanthus granulatus Agassiz p. 40
1838Myriacanthus granulatus Agassiz figs. Pl 8a, fig 16
1871Ischyodus orthorhinus Egerton p. 278 figs. Pl 13, fig 1
1891Myriacanthus granulatus Woodward p. 49

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
suborderMyriacanthoideiPatterson 1965
familyMyriacanthidae
genusMyriacanthus
speciesgranulatus

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.

†Myriacanthus granulatus Agassiz 1837
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Invalid names: Ischyodus orthorhinus Egerton 1871 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Sinemurian or 199.50000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9United Kingdom (England) Myriacanthus granulatus (122153 122155) Myriacanthus granulatus, Ischyodus orthorhinus (122154)