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Marracanthus

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Marracanthus was named by St. John and Worthen (1875) [Sepkoski's age data: C Ms Sepkoski's reference number: 746]. It is not extant. Its type is Homacanthus rectus.

It was assigned to Ichthyodorulites by Hay (1902); and to Chimaeriformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Marracanthus St. John and Worthen
1902Marracanthus Hay p. 329
2002Marracanthus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
Ichthyodorulites(Buckland)
genusMarracanthusSt. John and Worthen 1875

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. †Marracanthus St. John and Worthen 1875
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Marracanthus rectus Newberry and Worthen 1866
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