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Erriwacanthus

Chondrichthyes - Climatiiformes - Climatiidae

Taxonomy
Erriwacanthus was named by Orvig (1967). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Climatiidae by Denison (1979).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Erriwacanthus Orvig
1979Erriwacanthus Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderClimatiiformesBerg 1940
familyClimatiidaeBerg 1940
genusErriwacanthusOrvig 1967

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. †Erriwacanthus Orvig 1967
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Erriwacanthus falcatus Orvig 1967
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 04:51:13
Modified: 2009-12-09 06:54:46
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available