Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Oracanthus milleri

Chondrichthyes - Climatiiformes - Gyracanthidae

Taxonomy
Oracanthus milleri was named by Agassiz (1836).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Oracanthus milleri Agassiz figs. Pl 3, figs 1-4
1837Oracanthus milleri Agassiz p. 13
1855Oracanthus milleri M'Coy p. 634
1891Oracanthus milleri Woodward p. 135 figs. pl. i, fig. 3
1902Oracanthus milleri Hay p. 334
1979Oracanthus milleri Denison

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderClimatiiformesBerg 1940
familyGyracanthidaeWoodward 1906
genusOracanthus
speciesmilleri

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.

†Oracanthus milleri Agassiz 1836
show all | hide all
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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Mississippian or 358.86000 to 323.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4United Kingdom Oracanthus milleri (132781 137333)