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Oracanthus trigonalis

Acanthodii - Climatiiformes - Gyracanthidae

Taxonomy
Pnigeacanthus trigonalis was named by Saint John and Worthen (1883). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was recombined as Oracanthus trigonalis by Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Pnigeacanthus trigonalis Saint John and Worthen
1902Oracanthus trigonalis Hay p. 335

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classAcanthodiiOwen 1846
orderClimatiiformesBerg 1940
familyGyracanthidaeWoodward 1906
genusOracanthus
speciestrigonalis(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.

Oracanthus trigonalis 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 mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2009-12-09 04:51:13
Modified: 2009-12-09 06:54:46
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available