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Harpacanthus

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Harpacanthus was named by Traquair (1886). It is not extant. Its type is Tristychius fimbriatus.

It was assigned to Ichthyodorulites by Hay (1902); and to Holocephalimorpha by Lund and Grogan (2004).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Harpacanthus Traquair
1902Harpacanthus Hay p. 336
2004Harpacanthus Lund and Grogan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
infraclassHolocephalimorpha(Lund 1986)
genusHarpacanthusTraquair 1886

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. †Harpacanthus Traquair 1886
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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: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available