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Amacanthus

Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae

Taxonomy
Amacanthus was named by St John and Worthen (1875). Its type is Homacanthus gibbosus.

It was assigned to Ichthyodorulites by Hay (1902); and to Heterodontidae by Jordan (1963).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Amacanthus St John and Worthen p. 381
1902Amacanthus Hay p. 329
1963Amacanthus Jordan p. 596

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderHeterodontiformesBerg 1940
familyHeterodontidaeGray 1851
genusAmacanthusSt 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. †Amacanthus St John and Worthen 1875
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Amacanthus gibbosus 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