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Mesacanthus
Taxonomy
Mesacanthus was named by Traquair (1888). It is not extant. It is the type genus of Mesacanthidae.
It was synonymized subjectively with Acanthoessus by Hay (1902).
It was assigned to Acanthoessidae by Jordan (1963); to Acanthodidae by Denison (1979); to Acanthodiformes by Hanke and Wilson (2004); and to Mesacanthidae by van der Laan (2019).
It was synonymized subjectively with Acanthoessus by Hay (1902).
It was assigned to Acanthoessidae by Jordan (1963); to Acanthodidae by Denison (1979); to Acanthodiformes by Hanke and Wilson (2004); and to Mesacanthidae by van der Laan (2019).
Species
Entered
by B. Frable (authorized by W. Dahdul) on 2012-03-05; modified by G. Lloyd on 2020-06-23
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1888 | Mesacanthus Traquair |
| 1963 | Mesacanthus Jordan p. 591 |
| 1979 | Mesacanthus Denison |
| 2004 | Mesacanthus Hanke and Wilson |
| 2019 | Mesacanthus van der Laan p. 33 |
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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. †Mesacanthus Traquair 1888
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†Mesacanthus mitchelli Egerton 1861
†Mesacanthus peachi Egerton 1861
†Mesacanthus pusillus Agassiz 1844
†Mesacanthus semistriatus Woodward 1892
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available