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Gyracanthus nobilis

Acanthodii - Climatiiformes - Gyracanthidae

Taxonomy
Gyracanthus nobilis was named by Traquair (1883).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Gyracanthus nobilis Traquair
1979Gyracanthus nobilis Denison

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

Gyracanthus nobilis Traquair 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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available