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Gamphacanthus

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Janassidae

Taxonomy
Gamphacanthus was named by Miller (1892). Its type is Heteracanthus politus.

It was assigned to Ichthyodorulites by Hay (1902); and to Janassidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Gamphacanthus Miller p. 458
1902Gamphacanthus Hay p. 332
1963Gamphacanthus 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
genusGamphacanthusMiller 1892

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. †Gamphacanthus Miller 1892
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Gamphacanthus politus Newberry 1889
Gamphacanthus uddeni Lindahl 1897
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available