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Gyracanthus rothrocki

Chondrichthyes - Climatiiformes - Gyracanthidae

Taxonomy
Gyracanthus rothrocki was named by Wells and Blickle (1943).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Gyracanthus rothrocki Wells and Blickle
1979Gyracanthus rothrocki Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderClimatiiformesBerg 1940
familyGyracanthidaeWoodward 1906
genusGyracanthus
speciesrothrockiWells and Blickle 1943

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 rothrocki Wells and Blickle 1943
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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, Carroll 1988, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
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