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Ptomacanthus

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Ptomacanthus was named by Miles (1973).

It was assigned to Acanthodii by Miles (1973); to Climatiidae by Denison (1979); and to Chondrichthyes by Brazeau (2009).

Species
Entered
by A. Dececchi (authorized by W. Dahdul) on 2013-02-01; modified by G. Lloyd on 2020-06-14

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Ptomacanthus Miles
1979Ptomacanthus Denison
2009Ptomacanthus Brazeau

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
genusPtomacanthusMiles 1973

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. †Ptomacanthus Miles 1973
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Ptomacanthus anglicus Miles 1973
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available