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Phoderacanthus

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Janassidae

Taxonomy
Phoderacanthus was named by Davis (1883).

It was assigned to Janassidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Phoderacanthus Davis p. 423
1963Phoderacanthus Jordan p. 593

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderPetalodontiformes()
familyJanassidaeJaekel 1899
genusPhoderacanthusDavis 1883

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. †Phoderacanthus Davis 1883
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:09:25
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:09:25
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023
Collections
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