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Nemacanthus minor

Chondrichthyes - Synechodontiformes - Palaeospinacidae

Taxonomy
Nemacanthus minor was named by Davis (1881). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Aust Cliff bone bed (Ord coll, Bristol), which is in a Rhaetian coastal conglomerate in the Westbury Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Nemacanthus minor Davis p. 419 figs. Pl. 22:5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
orderSynechodontiformes
familyPalaeospinacidaeRegan 1906
genusNemacanthus
speciesminor

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Nemacanthus minor Davis 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available