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Diplacanthus ellsi

Acanthodii - Diplacanthiformes - Diplacanthidae

Taxonomy
Diplacanthus ellsi was named by Gagnier (1996). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Diplacanthus ellsi Gagnier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classAcanthodiiOwen 1846
orderDiplacanthiformesBerg 1940
familyDiplacanthidaeWoodward 1891
genusDiplacanthus
speciesellsiGagnier 1996

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.

Diplacanthus ellsi Gagnier 1996
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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: 2004-09-24 07:51:17
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:07:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Frasnian or 382.31000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Quebec) Diplacanthus ellsi (179176)