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Gyracanthus youngii

Chondrichthyes - Climatiiformes - Gyracanthidae

Taxonomy
Gyracanthus youngii was named by Traquair (1883).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Gyracanthus youngii Traquair
1979Gyracanthus youngii 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
speciesyoungiiTraquair 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 youngii 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: Carroll 1988, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available