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Gyracanthidae

Chondrichthyes - Climatiiformes - Gyracanthidae

Taxonomy
Gyracanthidae was named by Woodward (1906).

It was assigned to Ichthyotomi by Jordan (1963); to Climatiida by Denison (1979); and to Climatiiformes by Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Gyracanthidae Woodward
1963Gyracanthidae Jordan p. 592
1979Gyracanthidae Denison
2016Gyracanthidae Nelson et al. p. 99

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

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.

Fm. †Gyracanthidae Woodward 1906
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G. †Aganacanthus Traquair 1884
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Aganacanthus striatulus Traquair 1884
G. †Antacanthus Devalque 1877
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Antacanthus insignis Dewalque 1877
G. †Gyracanthides Woodward 1906
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Gyracanthides murrayi Woodward 1906
Gyracanthides warreni White 1968
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
G. †Mitrodus Owen 1867
G. †Oracanthus Agassiz 1836
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Oracanthus bochumensis Jaekel 1890
Oracanthus lineatus Newberry 1897
Oracanthus milleri Agassiz 1836
Oracanthus minor Agassiz 1836
Oracanthus multiseriatus Newberry 1857
Oracanthus obliquus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Oracanthus pnigeus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Oracanthus pustulosus Agassiz 1836
Oracanthus rectus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Oracanthus triangularis Eastman 1917
Oracanthus trigonalis Saint John and Worthen 1883
Oracanthus vetustus Leidy 1855
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available