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Menaspiformes

Chondrichthyes - Menaspiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Menaspiformes Nelson p. 44
2011Menaspiformes Long p. 242
2016Menaspiformes Nelson et al. p. 51

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderMenaspiformes
orderMenaspiformes

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.

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Fm. †Deltoptychiidae Zangerl 1981
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G. †Deltoptychius Morris and Roberts 1862
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Deltoptychius acutus Agassiz 1843
Deltoptychius expansus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Deltoptychius nitidus Leidy 1857
Deltoptychius primus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Deltoptychius varsoviensis Saint John and Worthen 1883
Deltoptychius wachsmuthi Saint John and Worthen 1883
Fm. †Menaspidae Woodward 1891
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G. †Menaspis Ewald 1848
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Menaspis armata Ewald 1848
Fm. †Traquairiidae Lund and Grogan 1997
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G. †Traquairius Lund and Grogan 1997
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Traquairius agkistrocephalus Lund and Grogan 1997
Traquairius nudus Lund and Grogan 1997
Traquairius spinosus Lund and Grogan 1997
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available