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Macrodontacanthus

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Macrodontacanthus was named by Romer (1942) [Sepkoski's age data: spin]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Holocephali by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Macrodontacanthus Romer p. 226
2002Macrodontacanthus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
genusMacrodontacanthus

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. †Macrodontacanthus Romer 1942
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available