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Styptobasis aculeata

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes - Ctenacanthidae

Taxonomy
Styptobasis aculeata was named by Cope (1894). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Court Creek, near Galesburg, which is in a Moscovian marine shale in the Linton Formation of Illinois.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Styptobasis aculeata Cope p. 434 figs. Pl 20, figs 1-5
1902Styptobasis aculeata Hay p. 272

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderCtenacanthiformes(Cappetta 1988)
familyCtenacanthidaeDean 1909
genusStyptobasis
speciesaculeata

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.

Styptobasis aculeata Cope 1894
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available