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Homacanthus acinaciformis

Acanthodii

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.

Entered
by P. Vazquez (authorized by M. Clapham) on 2012-09-08

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
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classAcanthodiiOwen 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
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