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Ptomacanthus anglicus

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Ptomacanthus anglicus was named by Miles (1973). Its type specimen is Bm P.19998-9, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Ptomacanthus anglicus Miles
1979Ptomacanthus anglicus Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
genusPtomacanthusMiles 1973
speciesanglicusMiles 1973

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.

†Ptomacanthus anglicus Miles 1973
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Diagnosis
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