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Acanthopleurus

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthiformes - Xenacanthidae

Taxonomy
Acanthopleurus was named by Agassiz (1843) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l Sepkoski's reference number: 915].

It was assigned to Xenacanthidae by Jordan (1963); and to Tetradontiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Acanthopleurus Agassiz p. 253
1963Acanthopleurus Jordan p. 592
2002Acanthopleurus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassXenacanthimorpha
orderXenacanthiformesBerg 1955
familyXenacanthidaeFritsch 1889
genusAcanthopleurus

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. †Acanthopleurus Agassiz 1843
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Acanthopleurus serratus Agassiz 1842
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available