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Spiraxis

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Edestidae

Taxonomy
Spiraxis was named by Newberry (1885). Its type is Spiraxis major.

It was assigned to Plantae by Knowlton (1919); and to Edestidae by Jordan (1963).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Spiraxis Newberry
1919Spiraxis Knowlton
1963Spiraxis Jordan p. 596

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderEugeneodontiformes()
superfamilyEdestoideaHay 1930
familyEdestidaeJaekel 1899
genusSpiraxisNewberry 1885

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. †Spiraxis Newberry 1885
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Spiraxis bivalvis Ward 1885
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available