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Ctenacanthus xiphias

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes - Ctenacanthidae

Taxonomy
Acondylacanthus xiphias was named by Saint John and Worthen (1883).

It was recombined as Ctenacanthus xiphias by Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Acondylacanthus xiphias Saint John and Worthen
1902Ctenacanthus xiphias Hay p. 328

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderCtenacanthiformes(Cappetta 1988)
familyCtenacanthidaeDean 1909
genusCtenacanthus
speciesxiphias(Saint John and Worthen 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.

Ctenacanthus xiphias Saint John and Worthen 1883
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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 06:57:49
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:57:49
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available