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Ischnacanthus gracilis

Chondrichthyes - Ischnacanthiformes

Taxonomy
Diplacanthus gracilis was named by Egerton (1861). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Ischnacanthus.

It was recombined as Ischnacanthus gracilis by Woodward (1891) and Denison (1979).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Diplacanthus gracilis Egerton p. 69 figs. pl. ix
1891Ischnacanthus gracilis Woodward p. 21 figs. pl. 1 fig. 8
1979Ischnacanthus gracilis Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderIschnacanthiformesBerg 1940
genusIschnacanthusPowrie 1864
speciesgracilis(Egerton 1861)

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.

Ischnacanthus gracilis Egerton 1861
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-09-24 07:51:17
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:07:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
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