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Janassa unguicula

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Janassidae

Taxonomy
Janassa unguicula was named by Eastman (1903). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cedar Creek, Atchison shale, which is in a Kasimovian marine shale in Nebraska.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Janassa unguicula Eastman
1916Janassa unguicula Branson p. 646 figs. Pl 2, figs 7-18
1933Janassa unguicula Branson p. 179 figs. 1.5, 1.6
1988Janassa unguicula Bendix-Almgreen et al. p. 101

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderPetalodontiformes()
familyJanassidaeJaekel 1899
genusJanassa
speciesunguicula

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.

Janassa unguicula Eastman 1903
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Diagnosis
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