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Chalazacanthus

Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae

Taxonomy
Chalazacanthus was named by Davis (1883).

It was assigned to Heterodontidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Chalazacanthus Davis p. 422
1963Chalazacanthus Jordan p. 596

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RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderHeterodontiformesBerg 1940
RankNameAuthor
familyHeterodontidaeGray 1851
genusChalazacanthusDavis 1883

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. †Chalazacanthus Davis 1883
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