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Parexus

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Parexus was named by Agassiz (1845).

It was assigned to Diplacanthidae by Woodward (1891) and Jordan (1963); to Climatiidae by Denison (1979); and to Acanthodii by Brazeau (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Parexus Agassiz
1891Parexus Woodward p. 33
1963Parexus Jordan p. 591
1979Parexus Denison
2009Parexus Brazeau

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
genusParexusAgassiz 1845

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. †Parexus Agassiz 1845
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Parexus falcatus Powrie 1870
Parexus incurvus Agassiz 1845
Parexus recurvus Agassiz 1845
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available