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Cheiracanthus grandispinus

Acanthodii - Acanthodiformes - Cheiracanthidae

Taxonomy
Cheiracanthus grandispinus was named by Mcoy (1848). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Cheiracanthus grandispinus Mcoy p. 300
1891Cheiracanthus grandispinus Woodward p. 20
1979Cheiracanthus grandispinus Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classAcanthodiiOwen 1846
orderAcanthodiformesBerg 1940
familyCheiracanthidaeBleeker 1859
genusCheiracanthus
speciesgrandispinusMcoy 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.

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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: 2004-09-24 07:51:17
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:07:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available