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Protospinax
Taxonomy
Protospinax was named by Woodward (1919) [Sepkoski's age data: J Tith-l Sepkoski's reference number: 525,884]. It is the type genus of Protospinacidae.
It was synonymized subjectively with Belemnobatis by Maisey (1976).
It was assigned to Squalidae by Jordan (1963); to Squalomorphii by Sepkoski (2002); to Squaliformes by Adnet et al. (2008); and to Protospinacidae by Woodward (1919), Thies (1983), Underwood (2002), Delsate (2003), Kriwet (2003), Underwood and Ward (2004), Guinot et al. (2014) and Delsate and Felten (2015).
It was synonymized subjectively with Belemnobatis by Maisey (1976).
It was assigned to Squalidae by Jordan (1963); to Squalomorphii by Sepkoski (2002); to Squaliformes by Adnet et al. (2008); and to Protospinacidae by Woodward (1919), Thies (1983), Underwood (2002), Delsate (2003), Kriwet (2003), Underwood and Ward (2004), Guinot et al. (2014) and Delsate and Felten (2015).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1919 | Protospinax Woodward p. 233 |
1963 | Protospinax Jordan p. 601 |
1983 | Protospinax Thies p. 21 |
2002 | Protospinax Sepkoski |
2002 | Protospinax Underwood |
2003 | Protospinax Delsate p. 9 |
2003 | Protospinax Kriwet p. 591 |
2004 | Protospinax Underwood and Ward p. 483 |
2008 | Protospinax Adnet et al. p. 717 |
2014 | Protospinax Guinot et al. p. 68 |
2015 | Protospinax Delsate and Felten p. 12 |
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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. †Protospinax Woodward 1919
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†Protospinax annectans Woodward 1919
†Protospinax bilobatus Underwood and Ward 2004
†Protospinax carvalhoi Underwood and Ward 2004
†Protospinax lochensteinensis Thies 1983
†Protospinax magnus Underwood and Ward 2004
†Protospinax planus Underwood 2002
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available