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Harpacanthus

Chondrichthyes - Harpacanthidae

Taxonomy
Harpacanthus was named by Traquair (1886). It is not extant. Its type is Tristychius fimbriatus. It is the type genus of Harpacanthidae.

It was assigned to Ichthyodorulites by Hay (1902); to Holocephalimorpha by Lund and Grogan (2004); and to Harpacanthidae by Schnetz et al. (2024).

Species
H. fimbriatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Harpacanthus Traquair
1902Harpacanthus Hay p. 336
2004Harpacanthus Lund and Grogan
2024Harpacanthus Schnetz et al. pp. SI data tables

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
familyHarpacanthidaeLund and Grogan 1997
genusHarpacanthus

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. †Harpacanthus Traquair 1886
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†Harpacanthus fimbriatus Traquair 1886
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 06:36:22
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:36:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Brigantian or 335.90000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) H. fimbriatus (175821)