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Diplacanthidae

Chondrichthyes - Diplacanthiformes - Diplacanthidae

Taxonomy
Diplacanthidae was named by Woodward (1891). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Acanthodii by Owen (1846); to Climatiiformes by Woodward (1891); to Acanthodii by Hay (1902); to Acanthodei by Jordan (1963); to Climatiida by Denison (1979); and to Diplacanthiformes by Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Diplacanthidae Owen
1891Diplacanthidae Woodward
1902Diplacanthidae Hay p. 274
1963Diplacanthidae Jordan p. 591
1979Diplacanthidae Denison
2016Diplacanthidae Nelson et al. p. 100

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderDiplacanthiformesBerg 1940
familyDiplacanthidaeWoodward 1891
familyDiplacanthidaeWoodward 1891

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.

Fm. †Diplacanthidae Woodward 1891
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G. †Diplacanthus Agassiz 1843
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†Diplacanthus balticus Gross 1973
†Diplacanthus carinatus Gross 1973
†Diplacanthus ellsi Gagnier 1996
†Diplacanthus horridus Woodward 1892
†Diplacanthus longispinus Agassiz 1844
†Diplacanthus striatus Agassiz 1844
†Diplacanthus tenuistriatus Traquair 1894
G. †Florestacanthus Burrow et al. 2003
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†Florestacanthus morenoi Burrow et al. 2003
G. †Gladiobranchus Bernascek and Dineley 1977
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†Gladiobranchus probaton Bernascek and Dineley 1977
G. †Milesacanthus Young and Burrow 2004
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†Milesacanthus antarctica Young and Burrow 2004
†Milesacanthus antarctica Young and Burrow 2004
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 Lochkovian to the top of the Famennian or 419.62000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Northwest Territories) Gladiobranchus probaton (237813)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Belarus (Gormel) Diplacanthus sp. (232955)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95Latvia Diplacanthus sp. (226510)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95United Kingdom (Scotland) Diplacanthus crassisimus (226494) Diplacanthus striatus, Diplacanthus crassisimus (226061) Diplacanthus striatus, Diplacanthus crassisimus, Diplacanthus tenuistriatus (226059 226060) Diplacanthus striatus, Diplacanthus longispinus, Diplacanthus crassisimus (226058)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Belarus (Vitebsk) Diplacanthus sp. (232958)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95United Kingdom Diplacanthus crassisimus (238085)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Belarus Diplacanthus gravis (225885 225886)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Estonia Diplacanthus gravis (225803 225804) Diplacanthus gravis, Diplacanthus sp., Diplacanthus carinatus (225851)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Antarctica Milesacanthus antarctica (207098)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4Belarus Diplacanthus gravis (225887)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Quebec) Diplacanthus ellsi, Diplacanthus horridus (179176)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86Colombia (Boyacá) Florestacanthus morenoi (211928)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86South Africa (Eastern Cape) Diplacanthus acus, Diplacanthidae indet. (68049)