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Pleuracanthus robustus

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthiformes - Xenacanthidae

Taxonomy
Pleuracanthus robustus was named by Davis (1880). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Pleuracanthus robustus Davis p. 330
1889Pleuracanthus robustus Woodward p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassXenacanthimorpha
orderXenacanthiformesBerg 1955
familyXenacanthidaeFritsch 1889
genusPleuracanthus
speciesrobustusDavis 1880

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.

†Pleuracanthus robustus Davis 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:25:48
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:25:48
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Moscovian or 315.20000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9United Kingdom Pleuracanthus robustus (137307)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0United Kingdom Pleuracanthus robustus (137308)