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Erismacanthus formosus

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae

Taxonomy
Erismacanthus formosus was named by Eastman (1902). It is considered to be a form taxon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Erismacanthus formosus Eastman p. 850 figs. text-fig. 1
1903Erismacanthus formosus Eastman p. 211 figs. text-fig 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderCochliodontiformesObruchev 1953
familyCochliodontidaeOwen 1867
genusErismacanthusM'Coy 1848
speciesformosusEastman 1902

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.

Erismacanthus formosus Eastman 1902
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:56:40
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:56:40
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available