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Harpacanthus fimbriatus

Chondrichthyes - Harpacanthidae

Taxonomy
Tristychius fimbriatus was named by Traquair (1886). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is the type species of Harpacanthus.

It was recombined as Harpacanthus fimbriatus by Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Tristychius fimbriatus Stock
1886Tristychius fimbriatus Traquair
1902Harpacanthus fimbriatus Hay p. 336

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
familyHarpacanthidaeLund and Grogan 1997
genusHarpacanthus
speciesfimbriatus()

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.

†Harpacanthus fimbriatus Traquair 1886
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:36:22
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:36:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Brigantian or 335.90000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Harpacanthus fimbriatus (175821)