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Gyracanthus

Chondrichthyes - Climatiiformes - Gyracanthidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Gyracanthus Agassiz
1902Gyracanthus Hay p. 335
1963Gyracanthus Jordan p. 592
1979Gyracanthus Denison
2002Gyracanthus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderClimatiiformesBerg 1940
familyGyracanthidaeWoodward 1906
genusGyracanthus

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. †Gyracanthus Agassiz 1836
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Gyracanthus alleni Newberry 1873
Gyracanthus alnwicensis Agassiz 1837
Gyracanthus compressus Newberry 1873
Gyracanthus convexus Gross 1933
Gyracanthus cordatus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Gyracanthus duplicatus Dawson 1868
Gyracanthus falciformis Traquair 1902
Gyracanthus formosus Agassiz 1836
Gyracanthus incurvus Traquair 1890
Gyracanthus inornatus Newberry 1889
Gyracanthus magnificus Dawson 1868
Gyracanthus nobilis Traquair 1883
Gyracanthus obliquus M'Coy 1848
Gyracanthus parvulus Bryant 1929
Gyracanthus primaevus Eastman 1908
Gyracanthus rectus Traquair 1890
Gyracanthus rothrocki Wells and Blickle 1943
Gyracanthus sarlei Hussakof and Bryant 1919
Gyracanthus sherwoodi Newberry 1889
Gyracanthus tuberculatus Agassiz 1837
Gyracanthus youngii Traquair 1883
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available