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Metaxyacanthus rossicus

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Dactylodus rossicus was named by Inostranzeff (1888). It is the type species of Metaxyacanthus.

It was recombined as Metaxyacanthus rossicus by Obruchev (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Dactylodus rossicus Inostranzeff
1964Metaxyacanthus rossicus Obruchev p. 379

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
genusMetaxyacanthus
speciesrossicus(Inostranzeff 1888)

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.

Metaxyacanthus rossicus Inostranzeff 1888
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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 06:36:22
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:36:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available