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Ischnacanthiformes

Acanthodii - Ischnacanthiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Ischnacanthiformes Berg
1999Ischnacanthiformes Dineley and Metcalf p. 11
2011Ischnacanthiformes Burrow p. 1331
2011Ischnacanthiformes Long p. 242
2016Ischnacanthiformes Nelson et al. p. 100
2019Ischnacanthiformes van der Laan p. 33
2023Ischnacanthiformes Burrow and Elliott p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classAcanthodiiOwen 1846
orderIschnacanthiformesBerg 1940
orderIschnacanthiformesBerg 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. †Ischnacanthiformes Berg 1940
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G. †Acanthospina Valiukevicius 2003
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Acanthospina irregulare Valiukevicius 2003
Fm. †Acritolepidae Valiukevicius and Burrow 2005
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G. †Acritolepis Valiukevicius 2003
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Acritolepis urvantsevi Valiukevicius 2003
Acritolepis ushakovi Valiukevicius 2003
G. †Nerepisacanthus Burrow 2011
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Nerepisacanthus denisoni Burrow 2011
Fm. †Ischnacanthidae Woodward 1891
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G. †Acanthodopsis Hancock and Atthey 1868
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Acanthodopsis acuta Wellburn 1902
Acanthodopsis microdon Traquair 1894
Acanthodopsis russelli Burrow 2004
Acanthodopsis summiti Wellburn 1902
Acanthodopsis wardi Hancock and Atthey 1868
G. †Apateacanthus Woodward 1891
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Apateacanthus dentatus Hussakof and Bryant 1919
Apateacanthus peculiaris Hussakof 1913
Apateacanthus vetustus Clarke 1885
G. †Arcticacanthus Valiukevicius 2003
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Arcticacanthus bicostatus Valiukevicius 2003
G. †Cacheacanthus Burrow 2007
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Cacheacanthus utahensis Burrow 2007
G. †Gomphonchus Gross 1971
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Gomphonchus hoppei Gross 1947
Gomphonchus sandelensis Pander 1856
G. †Helenacanthus Bryant 1934
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Helenacanthus incurvus Bryant 1934
G. †Ictinocephalus Page 1859
G. †Ischnacanthus Powrie 1864
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Ischnacanthus anglicus White 1961
Ischnacanthus gracilis Egerton 1861
Ischnacanthus kingi White 1961
Ischnacanthus scheii Spjeldnaes 1967
Ischnacanthus wickhami White 1961
G. †Marsdenius Wellburn 1902
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Marsdenius acuta Wellburn 1902
Marsdenius summiti Wellburn 1902
G. †Persacanthus Janvier 1977
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Persacanthus kermanensis Janvier 1977
G. †Rohonilepis Valiukevicius 2004
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Rohonilepis breviornatus Valiukevicius 2004
G. †Uraniacanthus Miles 1973
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Uraniacanthus curtus Powrie 1870
Uraniacanthus spinosus Miles 1973
G. †Podoliacanthus Voichyshyn and Szaniawski 2012
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Podoliacanthus zychi Voichyshyn and Szaniawski 2012
Fm. †Poracanthodidae Vergoossen 1997
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G. †Acanthopora Valiukevicius 2003
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Acanthopora transitans Valiukevicius 2003
G. †Poracanthodes Brotzen 1934
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Poracanthodes menneri Valiukevicius 1992
G. †Serradentus Newman et al. 2019
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Serradentus armstrongi Newman et al. 2019
Fm. †Tetanopsyridae Hanke and Wilson 1999
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G. †Tetanopsyrus Gagnier et al. 1999
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Tetanopsyrus breviacanthias Hanke et al. 2001
Tetanopsyrus lindoei Gagnier et al. 1999
G. †Xylacanthus Orvig 1967
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Xylacanthus grandis Orvig 1967
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 Ludfordian to the top of the Moscovian or 425.00000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (59 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7Greenland Gomphonchus sandelensis (239394)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Australia (Queensland) Gomphonchus turnerae (232518)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7China (Yunnan) Gomphonchus sp., Poracanthodes qujingensis (27796)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Lithuania Rohonilepis breviornatus (192569 192666)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7China (Junnan) Gomphonchus sp., Poracanthodes qujingensis (182558)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7United Kingdom (England) Ischnacanthus kingi (8314 8320)
Kaugetuma422.7 - 421.6Estonia Gomphonchus sandelensis (195606)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Canada (New Brunswick) Nerepisacanthus denisoni (161317)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Lithuania Rohonilepis breviornatus (192553 192568 192586 192652 238159 238160 238161 238162)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62China (Gansu) Gomphonchus sandelensis (182526)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62China (Sichuan) Ischnacanthidae indet., Gomphonchus sandelensis (182549)
Ohesaare421.6 - 419.62Estonia (Saare) Poracanthodes punctatus, Gomphonchus sandelensis, Gomphonchus hoppei (193837)
Early/Lower Lochkovian419.62 - 416.8United Kingdom Ischnacanthidae indet. (238749 238795) Ischnacanthiformes indet. (238750)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Ukraine Ischnacanthiformes indet., Podoliacanthus sp. (238207)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Northwest Territories) Tetanopsyrus breviacanthias, Tetanopsyrus lindoei (237813)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation Arcticacanthus bicostatus (90330) Poracanthodes menneri, Acanthopora transitans, Acanthospina irregulare, Acritolepis ushakovi, Acritolepis urvantsevi (90329)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Nunavut) Gomphonchus sandelensis, Gomphonchus hoppei (238568) Ischnacanthus sp. (90322)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (Herefordshire) Uraniacanthus spinosus (201736)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (Scotland) Ischnacanthus gracilis (195122 195123) Ischnacanthus gracilis, Uraniacanthus sp., Uraniacanthus curtus (155918) Ischnacanthus sp. (26908)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Norway Gomphonchus sp. (237822)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Greenland Gomphonchus sandelensis (239395)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Ukraine Ischnacanthiformes indet., Podoliacanthus sp., Podoliacanthus zychi (23447)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47United Kingdom Uraniacanthus curtus (238045)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47USA (Nevada) Gomphonchus sp. (216494 216495)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Bolivia Gomphonchus pluriformis (25592)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47United Kingdom (Scotland) Ischnacanthus gracilis, Uraniacanthus curtus (181899)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47New Zealand Gomphonchus sp. (40524)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47USA (Utah) Cacheacanthus utahensis (233171 238197 238198) Ischnacanthus sp. (238200)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47USA (California) Ischnacanthiformes indet. (206449)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Iran Ischnacanthiformes indet. (239496)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Australia (South Australia) Gomphonchus sp. (239524)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Antarctica Acritolepidae indet. (207098)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Spitsbergen) Serradentus armstrongi (225592)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Belarus (Gormel) Ischnacanthiformes indet. (242242)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Iran Ischnacanthidae indet. (226048)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Afghanistan (Kabul) Ischnacanthiformes indet. (232508)
Holkerian346.7 - 339.9Australia (Queensland) Acanthodopsis russelli (238150)
Holkerian - Asbian346.7 - 335.9United Kingdom (England) Acanthodopsis acuta, Acanthodopsis summiti (229814)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0United Kingdom Acanthodopsis wardi (137319)