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Helenacanthus

Chondrichthyes - Ischnacanthiformes - Ischnacanthidae

Taxonomy
Helenacanthus was named by Bryant (1934).

It was assigned to Ischnacanthidae by Denison (1979).

Species
H. incurvus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Helenacanthus Bryant
1979Helenacanthus Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderIschnacanthiformesBerg 1940
familyIschnacanthidaeWoodward 1891
genusHelenacanthusBryant 1934

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. †Helenacanthus Bryant 1934
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†Helenacanthus incurvus Bryant 1934
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: Carroll 1988, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available