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Ischnacanthida

Chondrichthyes - Ischnacanthida

Taxonomy
Ischnacanthida was named by Berg (1940). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Acanthodii by Denison (1979); and to Acanthodii by Janvier and Riglos (1986) and Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Ischnacanthida Berg
1979Ischnacanthida Denison
1986Ischnacanthida Janvier and Riglos
2002Ischnacanthida Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderIschnacanthidaBerg 1940
orderIschnacanthidaBerg 1940

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.

Or. †Ischnacanthida Berg 1940
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G. †Atopacanthus Hussakof and Bryant 1920
G. †Poracanthodes Brotzen 1934
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Poracanthodes menneri Valiukevious 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available