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Pleuracanthidae (disused)

Chondrichthyes - Pleuracanthidae

Taxonomy
Pleuracanthidae was named by Woodward. Its type is Pleuracanthus.

It was assigned to Pleuracanthides by Hay (1902); to Elasmobranchii by Eastman (1903); and to Ichtyotomi by Heintz (1934).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Pleuracanthidae Hay p. 263
1903Pleuracanthidae Eastman p. 167
1934Pleuracanthidae Heintz p. S177

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
familyPleuracanthidaeWoodward
familyPleuracanthidaeWoodward

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.

Fm. †Pleuracanthidae Woodward
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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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Asselian or 298.90000 to 295.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Texas) Pleuracanthidae indet. (173721)