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Marracanthus rectus

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Homacanthus rectus was named by Newberry and Worthen (1866). It is the type species of Marracanthus.

It was recombined as Marracanthus rectus by Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Homacanthus rectus Newberry and Worthen
1902Marracanthus rectus Hay p. 329

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
Ichthyodorulites(Buckland)
genusMarracanthusSt. John and Worthen 1875
speciesrectus(Newberry and Worthen 1866)

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.

Marracanthus rectus Newberry and Worthen 1866
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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: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023
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