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Homacanthus microdus

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Homacanthus microdus was named by M'Coy (1848). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Homacanthus microdus M'Coy
1855Homacanthus microdus M'Coy p. 633 figs. pl. 3k, fig. 10
1891Homacanthus microdus Woodward p. 105
1979Homacanthus microdus Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
genusHomacanthusAgassiz 1845
speciesmicrodusM'Coy 1848

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.

†Homacanthus microdus M'Coy 1848
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Mississippian or 358.90000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom Homacanthus microdus (132781 137333)