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Belemnacanthus

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Holonematidae

Taxonomy
Belemnacanthus was named by Eastman (1898) [Sepkoski's age data: D m Sepkoski's reference number: 521]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Holonematidae by Denison (1978); and to Arthrodira by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Belemnacanthus Eastman
1978Belemnacanthus Denison
2002Belemnacanthus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
orderPhlyctaeniiformes
familyHolonematidaeObruchev 1932
genusBelemnacanthusEastman 1898

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. †Belemnacanthus Eastman 1898
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Belemnacanthus giganteus Eastman 1898
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2004-08-17 14:23:32
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:33:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available