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Vernicomacanthus uncinatus

Chondrichthyes - Climatiiformes - Climatiidae

Taxonomy
Vernicomacanthus uncinatus was named by Powrie (1864). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Vernicomacanthus uncinatus Powrie
1979Vernicomacanthus uncinatus Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderClimatiiformesBerg 1940
familyClimatiidaeBerg 1940
genusVernicomacanthusMiles 1973
speciesuncinatus

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.

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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: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (Scotland) Vernicomacanthus uncinatus (155918)