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Persacanthus

Chondrichthyes - Ischnacanthiformes - Ischnacanthidae

Taxonomy
Persacanthus was named by Janvier (1977) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras-l D Fras-m Sepkoski's reference number: 455]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ischnacanthidae by Denison (1979); and to Ischnacanthida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Persacanthus Janvier
1979Persacanthus Denison
2002Persacanthus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderIschnacanthiformesBerg 1940
familyIschnacanthidaeWoodward 1891
genusPersacanthusJanvier 1977

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. †Persacanthus Janvier 1977
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Persacanthus kermanensis Janvier 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-09-24 07:51:17
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:07:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available