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Lenacanthus

Acanthodii - Tchunacanthidae

Taxonomy
Lenacanthus was named by Karatajute-Talimaa and Smith (2003).

It was assigned to Tchunacanthidae by van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Lenacanthus Karatajute-Talimaa and Smith
2019Lenacanthus van der Laan p. 33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classAcanthodiiOwen 1846
familyTchunacanthidaeKaratajute-Talimaa and Smith 2003
genusLenacanthusKaratajute-Talimaa and Smith 2003

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. †Lenacanthus Karatajute-Talimaa and Smith 2003
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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
Collections
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