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Homacanthus acinaciformis

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Homacanthus acinaciformis was named by Eastman (1903). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chemung group, Warren, which is in a Devonian marine horizon in Pennsylvania.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Homacanthus acinaciformis Eastman p. 218 figs. pl. 5, fig. 58
1979Homacanthus acinaciformis Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
genusHomacanthusAgassiz 1845
speciesacinaciformis

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.

†Homacanthus acinaciformis Eastman 1903
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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: 2004-09-24 07:51:17
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:07:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Devonian or 419.20000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Devonian419.2 - 358.9USA (Pennsylvania) Homacanthus acinaciformis (type locality: 133261)