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Acanthopleurus serratus

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthiformes - Xenacanthidae

Taxonomy
Pleuracanthus serratus was named by Agassiz (1842).

It was recombined as Acanthopleurus serratus by Agassiz (1843).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Pleuracanthus serratus Agassiz figs. Pl 75, figs 1,2
1843Acanthopleurus serratus Agassiz p. 253

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
superorderXenacanthimorpha
orderXenacanthiformesBerg 1955
familyXenacanthidaeFritsch 1889
genusAcanthopleurus
speciesserratus()

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.

Acanthopleurus serratus Agassiz 1842
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:25:48
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:25:48
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available