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Anodontacanthus

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthida

Taxonomy
Anodontacanthus was named by Davis (1881). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Chondrichthyes by Chabakov (1928); to Xenacanthidae by Jordan (1963); and to Xenacanthida by Hampe (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Anodontacanthus Davis
1928Anodontacanthus Chabakov p. 127
1963Anodontacanthus Jordan p. 592
2003Anodontacanthus Hampe p. 211

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderXenacanthidaGlikmann 1964
genusAnodontacanthusDavis 1881

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. †Anodontacanthus Davis 1881
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
O. Hampe 2003Relatively short xenacanthid spines, sometimes slightly curved ventrally; maximum width/length ratio intermediate around 1:12; two rows of denticles are arranged ventro-laterally.