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Machaeracanthus peracutus

Chondrichthyes - Machaeracanthidae

Taxonomy
Machaeracanthus peracutus was named by Newberry (1857).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Machaeracanthus peracutus Newberry
1902Machaeracanthus peracutus Hay p. 331
1979Machaeracanthus peracutus Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
familyMachaeracanthidaeBurrow and Young 2005
genusMachaeracanthusNewberry 1857
speciesperacutusNewberry 1857

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.

Machaeracanthus peracutus Newberry 1857
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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: 2009-12-09 04:52:33
Modified: 2009-12-09 06:55:42
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Carroll 1988, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Emsian or 409.10000 to 402.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany Machaeracanthus peracutus (74300)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Morocco Machaeracanthus peracutus (150334 150360 150361 150363 150365)