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Acanthodiformes

Chondrichthyes - Acanthodiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Acanthodiformes Berg
1988Acanthodiformes Carroll
1999Acanthodiformes Dineley and Metcalf p. 11
2011Acanthodiformes Long p. 242
2012Acanthodiformes Burrow et al.
2016Acanthodiformes Nelson et al. p. 100

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderAcanthodiformesBerg 1940
orderAcanthodiformesBerg 1940

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. †Acanthodiformes Berg 1940
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Fm. †Acanthodidae Huxley 1861
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G. †Acanthodes Agassiz 1833
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†Acanthodes australis Woodward 1906
†Acanthodes beecheri Eastman 1902
†Acanthodes bourbonensis Heidtke 1996
†Acanthodes boyi Heidtke 1993
†Acanthodes bridgei Zidek 1976
†Acanthodes bronni Agassiz 1833
†Acanthodes confusus Heidtke 2011
†Acanthodes gracilis Beyrich 1949
†Acanthodes guizhouensis Wang and Turner 1985
†Acanthodes lopatini Rohon 1889
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Invalid names: Homalacanthus bergi Obruchev 1962 [synonym]
†Acanthodes marshi Eastman 1902
†Acanthodes mitchelli Egerton 1861
†Acanthodes nitidus Woodward 1891
†Acanthodes ovensis White 1927
†Acanthodes peachi Egerton 1861
†Acanthodes pollichiae Heidtke 2011
†Acanthodes punctatus Fritsch 1893
†Acanthodes pusillus Agassiz 1844
†Acanthodes pygmaeus Fritsch 1875
†Acanthodes rouvillei Sauvage 1883
†Acanthodes splendidus Heidtke 2011
†Acanthodes sulcatus Agassiz 1835
†Acanthodes ultimus Heidtke 2011
†Acanthodes wardi Egerton 1866
G. †Carycinacanthus Miles 1966
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G. †Cheiracanthus Agassiz 1835
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†Cheiracanthus latus Egerton 1861
†Cheiracanthus minor Agassiz 1835
†Cheiracanthus murchisoni Agassiz 1835
G. †Homalacanthus Russell 1951
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†Homalacanthus concinnus Russell 1951
G. †Protogonacanthus Miles 1966
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G. †Pseudacanthodes White and Moy-Thomas 1941
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†Pseudacanthodes pinnatus Fritsch 1893
G. †Traquairichthys Whitley 1933
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†Traquairichthys pygmaeus Fritsch 1875
G. †Triazeugacanthus Miles 1966
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†Triazeugacanthus affinis Whiteaves 1887
G. †Utahacanthus Schultze 1990
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†Utahacanthus guntheri Schultze 1990
Fm. †Howittacanthidae Zajıc 1995
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G. †Halimacanthodes Burrow et al. 2012
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†Halimacanthodes ahlbergi Burrow et al. 2012
G. †Howittacanthus Long 1986
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G. †Melanoacanthus Cumbaa and Schultze 2002
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†Melanoacanthus minutus Cumbaa and Schultze 2002
G. †Mesacanthus Traquair 1888
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†Mesacanthus mitchelli Egerton 1861
†Mesacanthus peachi Egerton 1861
†Mesacanthus pusillus Agassiz 1844
†Mesacanthus semistriatus Woodward 1892
Invalid names: Cheiracanthidae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available