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Onchus pennsylvanicus

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Onchus pennsylvanicus was named by Claypole (1885).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Onchus pennsylvanicus Claypole
1902Onchus pennsylvanicus Hay p. 326
1979Onchus pennsylvanicus Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
genusOnchus
speciespennsylvanicusClaypole 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.

Onchus pennsylvanicus Claypole 1885
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-09-24 07:51:17
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:07:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
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