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Heteracanthus heterogyrus

Chondrichthyes - Acanthodei - Acanthoessidae

Taxonomy
Onchus heterogyrus was named by Agassiz (1845).

It was recombined as Heteracanthus heterogyrus by Woodward (1891).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Onchus heterogyrus Agassiz p. 117 figs. xxxiii, figs 16-18
1891Heteracanthus heterogyrus Woodward p. 125 figs. pl. III, fig. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
subclassSelachii
orderAcanthodei
familyAcanthoessidae
genusHeteracanthusNewberry 1889
speciesheterogyrus(Agassiz 1845)

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.

Heteracanthus heterogyrus Agassiz 1845
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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: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988
Collections
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