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Bythiacanthus brevis

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes - Ctenacanthidae

Taxonomy
Ctenacanthus brevis was named by Agassiz (1836).

It was recombined as Bythiacanthus brevis by Maisey (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Ctenacanthus brevis Agassiz figs. Pl 2, fig 2
1837Ctenacanthus brevis Agassiz pp. 11-12
1891Ctenacanthus brevis Woodward p. 100
1982Bythiacanthus brevis Maisey p. 2 fig. 2
2025Ctenacanthus brevis Carrano

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderCtenacanthiformes(Cappetta 1988)
familyCtenacanthidaeDean 1909
genusBythiacanthusStJohn and Worthen 1875
speciesbrevis()

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.

†Bythiacanthus brevis Agassiz 1836
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:57:49
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:57:49
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
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