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Culmacanthus

Acanthodii - Diplacanthiformes - Culmacanthidae

Taxonomy
Culmacanthus was named by Long (1983). It is not extant. Its type is Culmacanthus stewarti. It is the type genus of Culmacanthidae.

It was assigned to Culmacanthidae by Long (1983), van der Laan (2019).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Culmacanthus Long
2019Culmacanthus van der Laan p. 33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classAcanthodiiOwen 1846
orderDiplacanthiformesBerg 1940
familyCulmacanthidaeLong 1983
genusCulmacanthus

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. †Culmacanthus Long 1983
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Culmacanthus stewarti Long 1983
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Givetian to the top of the Late/Upper Givetian or 387.95000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian - Givetian410.62 - 382.31Antarctica C. antarctica (207078)
Early/Lower Givetian - Middle Givetian387.95 - 383.4Australia (New South Wales) C. pambulensis (238202)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Australia (Victoria) C. stewarti (196710)