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Ictinocephalus

Acanthodii - Ischnacanthiformes - Ischnacanthidae

Taxonomy
Ictinocephalus was named by Page (1859).

It was assigned to Ischnacanthidae by Jordan (1963), van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Ictinocephalus Page p. 334
1963Ictinocephalus Jordan p. 591
2019Ictinocephalus van der Laan p. 33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classAcanthodiiOwen 1846
orderIschnacanthiformesBerg 1940
familyIschnacanthidaeWoodward 1891
genusIctinocephalusPage 1859

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. †Ictinocephalus Page 1859
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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: Carroll 1988, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available