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Acanthodei

Chondrichthyes - Acanthodei

Taxonomy
Acanthodei was named by Gunnell (1933).

It was assigned to Plagiostomi by Gunnell (1933); and to Selachii by Jordan (1963).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Acanthodei Gunnell
1963Acanthodei Jordan p. 591

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

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.

Or. †Acanthodei Gunnell 1933
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Fm. †Acanthoessidae Hay 1902
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G. †Heteracanthus Newberry 1889
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Heteracanthus heterogyrus Agassiz 1845
G. †Holacanthodes Beyrich 1848
G. †Machaerius Rouault 1858
G. †Pelonectes Gistel 1848
G. †Rhadinacanthus Traquair 1888
G. †Traquairia Fritsch 1893
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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Emsian to the top of the Eifelian or 402.50000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Belarus (Gormel) Rhadinacanthus primaris (232957)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Belarus (Vitebsk) Rhadinacanthus primaris (232875 232877)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Latvia Rhadinacanthus sp. (226510)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Belarus (Vitebsk) Rhadinacanthus primaris (232958)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Estonia Rhadinacanthus multisulcatus (225851)