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Climatiidae

Acanthodii - Climatiiformes - Climatiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Climatiidae Berg
1979Climatiidae Denison
2006Climatiidae Nelson p. 85
2016Climatiidae Nelson et al. p. 99
2019Climatiidae van der Laan p. 34

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

Fm. †Climatiidae Berg 1940
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G. †Brachyacanthus Egerton 1860
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†Brachyacanthus scutiger Egerton 1860
G. †Cheiracanthoides Wells 1944
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G. †Climatius Agassiz 1845
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†Climatius grandis Powrie 1870
†Climatius latispinosus Whiteaves 1881
†Climatius reticulatus Agassiz 1844
†Climatius scutiger Egerton 1860
†Climatius uncinatus Powrie 1864
G. †Erriwacanthus Orvig 1967
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†Erriwacanthus falcatus Orvig 1967
G. †Fecundosquama Valiukevicius 2004
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†Fecundosquama basiglobosa Valiukevicius 2004
G. †Nostolepis Pander 1856
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†Nostolepis costata Goujet 1976
†Nostolepis gracilis Gross 1947
†Nostolepis halli Blom 1999
†Nostolepis robusta Brotzen 1934
†Nostolepis striata Pander 1856
G. †Parexus Agassiz 1844
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†Parexus falcatus Powrie 1870
†Parexus incurvus Agassiz 1845
†Parexus recurvus Agassiz 1844
G. †Sabrinacanthus Miles 1973
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†Sabrinacanthus arcuatus Agassiz 1837
G. †Sevyacanthus Burrow 2007
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†Sevyacanthus elliotti Burrow 2007
G. †Vernicomacanthus Miles 1973
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2009-12-09 04:51:13
Modified: 2009-12-09 06:54:46
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Homerian to the top of the Early/Lower Frasnian or 430.60000 to 379.00000 Ma

Collections (75 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7Greenland Nostolepis halli (239394)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7China (Sichuan) Nostolepis tewonensis (182550)
Paadla426.7 - 423.0Estonia Nostolepis striata (13826 13827)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7China (Yunnan) Nostolepis sp. (27796)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Nostolepis sp. (534)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Sweden (Gotland) Nostolepis striata (13820)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7China (Junnan) Nostolepis sp. (182558)
Kuressaare423.0 - 422.7Estonia (Saare) Nostolepis striata (195605)
Kuressaare423.0 - 422.7Estonia Nostolepis striata (13828)
Kaugetuma422.7 - 421.6Estonia Nostolepis gracilis (238701 238702) Nostolepis striata, Nostolepis gracilis (195606)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Lithuania Fecundosquama basiglobosa (192553 192568 192586 192652 238158) Nostolepis striata, Nostolepis gracilis (207344)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62China (Junnan) Nostolepis sp., Nostolepis sinica, Nostolepis striata (182559)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom Climatius sp. (239127) Erriwacanthus manbrookensis (179237) Sabrinacanthus arcuatus (239126)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Estonia Nostolepis striata (13829) Nostolepis striata, Nostolepis gracilis (13830)
Ohesaare421.6 - 419.62Estonia Climatius curvatus, Nostolepis striata, Nostolepis gracilis (13831) Nostolepis gracilis (238381)
Ohesaare421.6 - 419.62Estonia (Saare) Nostolepis striata, Nostolepis gracilis (193837)
Early/Lower Lochkovian419.62 - 416.8United Kingdom Climatiidae indet. (238749 238750 238795)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (Scotland) Brachyacanthus scutiger, Parexus recurvus, Climatius reticulatus (195123) Brachyacanthus sp., Parexus recurvus, Climatius reticulatus, Vernicomacanthus uncinatus (155918) Climatius reticulatus (195121) Climatius sp. (26908)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02China (Yunnan) Nostolepis sp. (162781)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation Nostolepis sp. (26672 26673)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Ukraine Nostolepis sp. (239124 239221)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02France Nostolepis sp. (26983)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Norway Nostolepis sp. (237816 237818 237822)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Nova Scotia) Climatius sp. (14201)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (Herefordshire) Vernicomacanthus waynensis (201736)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Bolivia Climatius enodiscosta (25592)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47USA (Nevada) Nostolepis sp. (216483 216486 216487 216491 216493 216495 216496)
Pragian - Eifelian413.02 - 387.95Australia (New South Wales) Climatiidae indet. (235896)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Russian Federation Cheiracanthoides comptus (35749) Cheiracanthoides sp. A, Cheiracanthoides sp. B, Nostolepis sp. A, Nostolepis sp. B, Cheiracanthoides comptus (35713) Cheiracanthoides sp. A, Nostolepis sp. A, Nostolepis sp. B, Cheiracanthoides comptus (35712) Nostolepis sp. A, Cheiracanthoides comptus (35710) Nostolepis sp. A, Nostolepis sp., Cheiracanthoides comptus (35711)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47USA (Utah) Sevyacanthus elliotti (238197 238198)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47New Zealand Nostolepis striata, Nostolepis gracilis (40524)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Russian Federation Cheiracanthoides sp. A, Nostolepis sp. A, Cheiracanthoides comptus (35720) Cheiracanthoides sp. A, Nostolepis sp. A, Nostolepis sp. B, Nostolepis sp., Cheiracanthoides comptus (35718) Cheiracanthoides sp. A, Nostolepis sp. C, Cheiracanthoides comptus (35715)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47USA (Nevada) Sevyacanthus elliotti (237780)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95Latvia Nostolepis sp. (226510)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Belarus Cheiracanthoides estonicus (225880)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Estonia Cheiracanthoides estonicus (225794) Nostolepis kernavensis (225793)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Estonia Nostolepis gaujensis (225851)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Latvia Nostolepis gaujensis (225777)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Iran Climatiidae indet. (226048)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86Colombia (Boyacá) Nostolepis gaujensis (211928)