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Bythiacanthus

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes - Ctenacanthidae

Taxonomy
Bythiacanthus was named by StJohn and Worthen (1875). It is not extant. Its type is Bythiacanthus vanhornei.

It was assigned to Ichthyodorulites by Hay (1902); to Heterodontidae by Jordan (1963); and to Ctenacanthidae by Maisey (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Bythiacanthus StJohn and Worthen
1902Bythiacanthus Hay p. 331
1963Bythiacanthus Jordan p. 596
1982Bythiacanthus Maisey p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderCtenacanthiformes(Cappetta 1988)
familyCtenacanthidaeDean 1909
genusBythiacanthusStJohn and Worthen 1875

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. †Bythiacanthus StJohn and Worthen 1875
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Bythiacanthus brevis Agassiz 1836
Bythiacanthus ianishevskyi Khabakob 1926
Bythiacanthus lucasi Eastman 1902
Bythiacanthus siderius Leidy 1870
Bythiacanthus solidus Eastman 1903
Bythiacanthus vanhornei StJohn and Worthen 1875
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available