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Acanthothoraciformes (disused)

Placodermi - Acanthothoraciformes

Taxonomy
Acanthothoraciformes is an order.

It was synonymized subjectively with Acanthothoraci by Grande and Eastman (1986).

It was assigned to Placodermi by Long (2011), Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Acanthothoraciformes Long p. 242
2016Acanthothoraciformes Nelson et al. p. 37

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderAcanthothoraciformes
orderAcanthothoraciformes

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.

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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: 2004-08-17 14:32:58
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:32:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available