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Prospiraxis randallii

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Edestidae

Taxonomy
Spiraxis randallii was named by Newberry (1885).

It was recombined as Prospiraxis randallii by Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Spiraxis randallii Newberry
1902Prospiraxis randallii Hay p. 338

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderEugeneodontiformes()
superfamilyEdestoideaHay 1930
familyEdestidaeJaekel 1899
genusProspiraxisWilliams 1887
speciesrandallii(Newberry 1885)

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.

†Prospiraxis randallii Newberry 1885
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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 07:03:14
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:03:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available