Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Climatius

Chondrichthyes - Climatiiformes - Climatiidae

Taxonomy
Climatius was named by Agassiz (1845).

It was assigned to Diplacanthidae by Woodward (1891), Hay (1902) and Jordan (1963); and to Climatiidae by Denison (1979).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Climatius Agassiz
1891Climatius Woodward p. 26
1902Climatius Hay p. 274
1963Climatius Jordan p. 591
1979Climatius Denison

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderClimatiiformesBerg 1940
familyClimatiidaeBerg 1940
genusClimatiusAgassiz 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.

G. †Climatius Agassiz 1845
show all | hide all
Climatius grandis Powrie 1870
Climatius latispinosus Whiteaves 1881
Climatius reticulatus Agassiz 1845
Climatius scutiger Egerton 1860
Climatius uncinatus Powrie 1864
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2009-12-09 04:51:13
Modified: 2009-12-09 06:54:46
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Carroll 1988, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Ohesaare to the top of the Lochkovian or 423.00000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ohesaare423.0 - 419.2Estonia C. curvatus (13831)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Canada (Nova Scotia) C. sp. (14201)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (Scotland) C. sp. (26908)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Bolivia C. enodiscosta (25592)