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Listracanthus hystrix

Chondrichthyes - Listracanthidae

Taxonomy
Listracanthus hystrix was named by Newberry and Worthen (1870). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Listracanthus.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Listracanthus hystrix Newberry and Worthen
1875Listracanthus hildrethi Newberry
1879Listracanthus beyrichi von Koenen
1902Listracanthus hildrethi Hay p. 336
1902Listracanthus hystrix Hay p. 336
1938Listracanthus eliasi Hibbard
1949Listracanthus woltersi Schmidt
2002Listracanthus histrix Cicimurri and Fahrenbach p. 85 figs. 3, A
2005Listracanthus hystrix Hamm and Cicimurri p. 72 fig. 3K
2014Listracanthus hystrix Martill et al. p. 525 fig. 6c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
familyListracanthidae
genusListracanthusNewberry and Worthen 1870
specieshystrixNewberry and Worthen 1870

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.

†Listracanthus hystrix Newberry and Worthen 1870
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Invalid names: Listracanthus beyrichi von Koenen 1879 [synonym], Listracanthus eliasi Hibbard 1938 [synonym], Listracanthus hildrethi Newberry 1875 [synonym], Listracanthus woltersi Schmidt 1949 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Arnsbergian to the top of the Sakmarian or 327.00000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (Montana) Listracanthus histrix (116656)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (South Dakota) Listracanthus histrix (132341)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Listracanthus hystrix (132333)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Russian Federation (Chelyabinsk) Listracanthus sp. (90288)