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Devononchus

Acanthodii - Diplacanthiformes

Taxonomy
Devononchus was named by Gross (1940).

It was assigned to Acanthodii by Denison (1979); and to Diplacanthiformes by Burrow (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Devononchus Gross
1979Devononchus Denison
2007Devononchus Burrow

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classAcanthodiiOwen 1846
orderDiplacanthiformesBerg 1940
genusDevononchusGross 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.

G. †Devononchus Gross 1940
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†Devononchus concinnus Gross 1940
†Devononchus laevis Gross 1933
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: base of the Early/Lower Givetian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 387.95000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Belarus D. concinnus (225886)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Belarus (Gormel) D. concinnus (242242)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Russian Federation D. concinnus (239155)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4Belarus D. concinnus (225887)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Latvia D. concinnus (225777)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Belarus D. concinnus (225888)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Russian Federation D. concinnus (90343)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Latvia D. ketleriensis, D. tenuispinus (238206) D. sp. (176220) D. tenuispinus (238744)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Russian Federation (Oryol Oblast) D. sp. (226045)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Russian Federation (Tulskaya Oblast) D. laevis, D. tenuispinus (176224)