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Mesacanthus pusillus

Chondrichthyes - Acanthodiformes

Taxonomy
Mesacanthus pusillus was named by Agassiz (1844).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Mesacanthus pusillus Agassiz
1979Mesacanthus pusillus Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderAcanthodiformesBerg 1940
genusMesacanthusTraquair 1888
speciespusillusAgassiz 1844

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.

Mesacanthus pusillus Agassiz 1844
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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: Carroll 1988, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available