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Asteroptychius bellus

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes

Taxonomy
Ctenacanthus bellus was named by Branson (1906). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Asteroptychius bellus by Maisey (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Ctenacanthus bellus Branson p. 1393 figs. pl. XLII, figs. 19-21
1984Asteroptychius bellus Maisey p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderCtenacanthiformes(Cappetta 1988)
superfamilyCtenacanthoidea
genusAsteroptychius
speciesbellus(Branson 1906)

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.

Asteroptychius bellus Branson 1906
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available