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Melanoacanthus minutus

Chondrichthyes - Acanthodiformes - Mesacanthidae

Taxonomy
Melanoacanthus minutus was named by Cumbaa and Schultze (2002). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Melanoacanthus minutus Cumbaa and Schultze

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderAcanthodiformesBerg 1940
familyMesacanthidae
genusMelanoacanthus
speciesminutus

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.

Melanoacanthus minutus Cumbaa and Schultze 2002
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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: 2004-09-24 07:51:17
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:07:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Emsian or 410.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Northern Territories) Melanoacanthus minutus (233061)