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Howittacanthus

Chondrichthyes - Acanthodiformes - Howittacanthidae

Taxonomy
Howittacanthus was named by Long (1986). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Howittacanthidae by Burrow et al. (2012).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Howittacanthus Long
2012Howittacanthus Burrow et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderAcanthodiformesBerg 1940
familyHowittacanthidaeZajıc 1995
genusHowittacanthusLong 1986

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. †Howittacanthus Long 1986
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available