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Poracanthodes

Acanthodii - Ischnacanthiformes - Poracanthodidae

Taxonomy
Poracanthodes was named by Brotzen (1934) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Poracanthodidae.

It was assigned to Ischnacanthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Poracanthodidae by van der Laan (2019).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Poracanthodes Brotzen
2002Poracanthodes Sepkoski
2019Poracanthodes van der Laan p. 33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classAcanthodiiOwen 1846
orderIschnacanthiformesBerg 1940
familyPoracanthodidae
genusPoracanthodesBrotzen 1934

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. †Poracanthodes Brotzen 1934
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Poracanthodes menneri Valiukevicius 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available