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Acanthoessus

Placodermi - Acanthoessidae

Taxonomy
Acanthoessus was named by Agassiz (1832).

It was considered a nomen nudum by Agassiz (1832).

It was assigned to Acanthoessidae by Hay (1902), Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Acanthoessus Agassiz p. 149
1902Acanthoessus Hay p. 273
1963Acanthoessus Jordan p. 591

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
classAcanthodiiOwen 1846
familyAcanthoessidae
genusAcanthoessus

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. †Acanthoessus Agassiz 1832
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Acanthoessus affinis Whiteaves 1887
Acanthoessus concinnus Whiteaves 1887
Acanthoessus pristis Clarke 1885
Acanthoessus semistriatus Woodward 1892
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available