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Machaerius

Chondrichthyes - Acanthodei - Acanthoessidae

Taxonomy
Machaerius was named by Rouault (1858).

It was assigned to Acanthoessidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Machaerius Rouault p. 284
1963Machaerius Jordan p. 591

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
subclassSelachii
orderAcanthodei
familyAcanthoessidae
genusMachaeriusRouault 1858

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. †Machaerius Rouault 1858
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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
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