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Homacanthus

Acanthodii

Taxonomy
Homacanthus was named by Agassiz (1845) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife C Bash-u Sepkoski's reference number: 455]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ichthyodorulites by Hay (1902); to Acanthodii by Denison (1979); and to Acanthodii by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Homacanthus Agassiz
1902Homacanthus Hay p. 329
1979Homacanthus Denison
2002Homacanthus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classAcanthodiiOwen 1846
genusHomacanthusAgassiz 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. †Homacanthus Agassiz 1845
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Homacanthus acinaciformis Eastman 1903
Homacanthus arcuatus Agassiz 1844
Homacanthus delicatulus Eastman 1903
Homacanthus elegans Davis 1879
Homacanthus gracilis Whiteaves 1889
Homacanthus jaekeli Gross 1933
Homacanthus macrodus M'Coy 1848
Homacanthus microdus M'Coy 1848
Homacanthus parvulus Newverry 1875
Homacanthus sveteensis Gross 1942
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available