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Xylacanthus

Chondrichthyes - Ischnacanthiformes

Taxonomy
Xylacanthus was named by Orvig (1967).

It was assigned to Ischnacanthidae by Denison (1979); and to Ischnacanthiformes by Voichyshyn and Szaniawski (2012).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Xylacanthus Orvig
1979Xylacanthus Denison
2012Xylacanthus Voichyshyn and Szaniawski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderIschnacanthiformesBerg 1940
genusXylacanthusOrvig 1967

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. †Xylacanthus Orvig 1967
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Xylacanthus grandis Orvig 1967
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available