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Gomphacanthus

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Janassidae

Taxonomy
Gomphacanthus was named by Davis (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: S Prid C Mosc-u Sepkoski's reference number: 455,645]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Janassidae by Jordan (1963); and to Acanthodii by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Gomphacanthus Davis
1963Gomphacanthus Jordan p. 593
2002Gomphacanthus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderPetalodontiformes()
familyJanassidaeJaekel 1899
genusGomphacanthusDavis 1884

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. †Gomphacanthus Davis 1884
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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 07:09:25
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:09:25
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
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