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Cyrtacanthus

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Cyrtacanthus was named by Newberry (1873). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Cyrtacanthus dentatus.

It was assigned to Ichthyodorulites by Hay (1902).

Species
C. dentatus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Cyrtacanthus Newberry
1902Cyrtacanthus Hay p. 336

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
—Ichthyodorulites(Buckland)
genusCyrtacanthusNewberry 1873

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. †Cyrtacanthus Newberry 1873
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†Cyrtacanthus dentatus Newberry 1873
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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available