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Breviacanthus

Chondrichthyes - Protospinacidae

Taxonomy
Breviacanthus was named by Maisey (1976) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bath Sepkoski's reference number: 452,884].

It was assigned to Rhinobatidae by Cappetta (1987); to Galeomorphii by Sepkoski (2002); and to Protospinacidae by Underwood and Ward (2004).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Breviacanthus Maisey p. 433
1987Breviacanthus Cappetta p. 134
2002Breviacanthus Sepkoski
2004Breviacanthus Underwood and Ward p. 489

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderSqualeaShirai 1996
superorderHypnosqualeaCarvalho and Maisey 1996
familyProtospinacidae
genusBreviacanthus

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. †Breviacanthus Maisey 1976
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Breviacanthus brevis Philips 1871
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available