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Gyracanthus formosus

Chondrichthyes - Climatiiformes - Gyracanthidae

Taxonomy

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Gyracanthus formosus Agassiz figs. Pl 5, figs 4-8
1837Gyracanthus formosus Agassiz p. 17
1843Gyracanthus formosissimus Agassiz figs. Pl A, fig 6
1850Gyracanthus formosus King p. 221
1891Gyracanthus formosus Woodward p. 140
1902Gyracanthus formosus Hay p. 335
1979Gyracanthus formosus Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderClimatiiformesBerg 1940
familyGyracanthidaeWoodward 1906
genusGyracanthus
speciesformosus

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Gyracanthus formosus Agassiz 1836
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Diagnosis
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