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Byssacanthoides

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Byssacanthoides was named by Woodward (1921).

It was assigned to Acanthodii by Denison (1979).

Species
B. debenhami

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Byssacanthoides Woodward
1979Byssacanthoides Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
genusByssacanthoidesWoodward 1921

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.

G. †Byssacanthoides Woodward 1921
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†Byssacanthoides debenhami Woodward 1921
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-09-24 07:51:17
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:07:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available