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Ctenacanthus clarkii

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes - Ctenacanthidae

Taxonomy
Ctenacanthus clarkii was named by Newberry (1889). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Ctenacanthus clarkii Newberry
1902Ctenacanthus clarkii Hay p. 327
1981Ctenacanthus clarkii Maisey p. 12 fig. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderCtenacanthiformes(Cappetta 1988)
familyCtenacanthidaeDean 1909
genusCtenacanthus
speciesclarkiiNewberry 1889

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.

†Ctenacanthus clarkii Newberry 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available