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Stethacanthus
Taxonomy
Stethacanthus was named by Newberry (1889) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame-m C Mosc-u Sepkoski's reference number: 451,898]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Cochliodontidae by Eastman (1903); to Stethacanthidae by Zangerl (1981), Williams (1985) and Lund (1985); to Symmoriida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Symmoriidae by Ginter et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Cochliodontidae by Eastman (1903); to Stethacanthidae by Zangerl (1981), Williams (1985) and Lund (1985); to Symmoriida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Symmoriidae by Ginter et al. (2010).
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1889 | Stethacanthus Newberry |
| 1903 | Stethacanthus Eastman p. 213 |
| 1981 | Stethacanthus Zangerl p. 72 |
| 1985 | Stethacanthus Lund p. 2 |
| 1985 | Stethacanthus Williams p. 116 |
| 2002 | Stethacanthus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2010 | Stethacanthus Ginter et al. p. 61 |
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