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Gyracanthus obliquus

Chondrichthyes - Climatiiformes - Gyracanthidae

Taxonomy
Gyracanthus obliquus was named by M'Coy (1848). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. seriponensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Gyracanthus obliquus M'Coy
1855Gyracanthus obliquus M'Coy p. 629 figs. pl. 3k, figs. 13-14
1979Gyracanthus obliquus Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderClimatiiformesBerg 1940
familyGyracanthidaeWoodward 1906
genusGyracanthus
speciesobliquusM'Coy 1848

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.

†Gyracanthus obliquus M'Coy 1848
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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: 2009-12-09 04:51:13
Modified: 2009-12-09 06:54:46
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Pennsylvanian or 323.40000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9United Kingdom Gyracanthus obliquus (132786)