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Machaeracanthus polonicus

Chondrichthyes - Machaeracanthidae

Taxonomy
Machaeracanthus polonicus was named by Gurich (1901).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Machaeracanthus polonicus Gurich
1979Machaeracanthus polonicus Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
familyMachaeracanthidaeBurrow and Young 2005
genusMachaeracanthusNewberry 1857
speciespolonicusGurich 1901

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.

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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: 2009-12-09 04:52:33
Modified: 2009-12-09 06:55:42
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Carroll 1988, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
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