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Asteracanthus papillosus

Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Acrodontidae

Taxonomy
Asteracanthus papillosus was named by Egerton (1854). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Asteracanthus papillosus Egerton p. 434

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderHybodontiformes(Patterson 1966)
superfamilyHybodontoidea
familyAcrodontidaeCasier 1959
subfamilyAcrodontinaeMaisey 1989
genusAsteracanthus
speciespapillosus

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.

Asteracanthus papillosus Egerton 1854
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available