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Acanthoessidae

Chondrichthyes - Acanthodei - Acanthoessidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Acanthoessidae Hay p. 273
1933Acanthoessidae Gunnell p. 288
1963Acanthoessidae Jordan p. 591

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
subclassSelachii
orderAcanthodei
familyAcanthoessidae
familyAcanthoessidae

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. †Acanthoessidae Hay 1902
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G. †Acanthoessus Agassiz 1832
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Acanthoessus affinis Whiteaves 1887
Acanthoessus concinnus Whiteaves 1887
Acanthoessus pristis Clarke 1885
Acanthoessus semistriatus Woodward 1892
G. †Heteracanthus Newberry 1889
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Heteracanthus heterogyrus Agassiz 1845
G. †Holacanthodes Beyrich 1848
G. †Machaerius Rouault 1858
G. †Pelonectes Gistel 1848
G. †Rhadinacanthus Traquair 1888
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Rhadinacanthus multisulcatus Valiukevicius 1988
Rhadinacanthus primaris Valiukevicius 1998
G. †Traquairia Fritsch 1893
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 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Emsian to the top of the Early/Lower Givetian or 399.50000 to 385.90000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Belarus (Vitebsk) Rhadinacanthus primaris (232875 232877)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Belarus (Gormel) Rhadinacanthus primaris (232957)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95Latvia Rhadinacanthus sp. (226510)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95United Kingdom Rhadinacanthus longispinus (238085)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95United Kingdom (Scotland) Rhadinacanthus longispinus (226059 226060 226494)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Belarus (Vitebsk) Rhadinacanthus primaris (232958)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31United Kingdom (Scotland) Rhadinacanthus longispinus (26876)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Estonia Rhadinacanthus multisulcatus (225851)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Rhadinacanthus longispinus (22749)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom Rhadinacanthus longispinus (238521)