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Acanthorhachis spinatus

Chondrichthyes - Listracanthidae

Taxonomy
Listracanthus spinatus was named by Bolton (1896). It is the type species of Acanthorhachis.

It was recombined as Acanthorhachis spinatus by Martill et al. (2014).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Listracanthus wardi Woodward
1896Listracanthus spinatus Bolton
2014Acanthorhachis spinatus Martill et al. p. 527 figs. 6f, 7-14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
familyListracanthidae
genusAcanthorhachis
speciesspinatus(Bolton 1896)

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.

Acanthorhachis spinatus Bolton 1896
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Invalid names: Listracanthus wardi Woodward 1891 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available