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Florestacanthus

Chondrichthyes - Diplacanthiformes - Diplacanthidae

Taxonomy
Florestacanthus was named by Burrow et al. (2003). Its type is Florestacanthus morenoi.

It was assigned to Diplacanthidae by Olive et al. (2019).

Species
F. morenoi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Florestacanthus Burrow et al. p. 4 fig. 3
2019Florestacanthus Olive et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderDiplacanthiformesBerg 1940
familyDiplacanthidaeWoodward 1891
genusFlorestacanthusBurrow et al. 2003

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. †Florestacanthus Burrow et al. 2003
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Florestacanthus morenoi Burrow et al. 2003
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

Age range: Late/Upper Devonian or 382.70000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9Colombia (Boyacá) F. morenoi (211928)