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Diplacanthus longispinus

Chondrichthyes - Diplacanthiformes - Diplacanthidae

Taxonomy
Diplacanthus longispinus was named by Agassiz (1844). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Diplacanthus longispinus Agassiz p. 34
1891Diplacanthus longispinus Woodward p. 26 figs. pl. III. fig. 1
1979Diplacanthus longispinus Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderDiplacanthiformesBerg 1940
familyDiplacanthidaeWoodward 1891
genusDiplacanthus
specieslongispinusAgassiz 1844

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.

†Diplacanthus longispinus Agassiz 1844
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available