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Acanthodidae

Acanthodii - Acanthodiformes - Acanthodidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Acanthodidae Huxley
1902Acanthoessidae Hay p. 273
1933Acanthoessidae Gunnell p. 288
1963Acanthoessidae Jordan p. 591
1979Acanthodidae Denison
1988Acanthodidae Carroll
1995Howittacanthidae Zajıc
2012Howittacanthidae Burrow et al.
2016Acanthodidae Nelson et al. p. 101
2019Acanthodidae van der Laan p. 33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classAcanthodiiOwen 1846
orderAcanthodiformesBerg 1940
familyAcanthodidaeHuxley 1861
familyAcanthodidaeHuxley 1861

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. †Acanthodidae Huxley 1861
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G. †Acanthodes Agassiz 1833
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†Acanthodes australis Woodward 1906
†Acanthodes beecheri Eastman 1902
†Acanthodes bourbonensis Heidtke 1996
†Acanthodes boyi Heidtke 1993
†Acanthodes bridgei Zidek 1976
†Acanthodes bronni Agassiz 1833
†Acanthodes confusus Heidtke 2011
†Acanthodes gracilis Beyrich 1949
†Acanthodes guizhouensis Wang and Turner 1985
†Acanthodes lopatini Rohon 1889
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Invalid names: Homalacanthus bergi Obruchev 1962 [synonym]
†Acanthodes marshi Eastman 1902
†Acanthodes mitchelli Egerton 1861
†Acanthodes nitidus Woodward 1891
†Acanthodes ovensis White 1927
†Acanthodes peachi Egerton 1861
†Acanthodes pollichiae Heidtke 2011
†Acanthodes punctatus Fritsch 1893
†Acanthodes pusillus Agassiz 1844
†Acanthodes pygmaeus Fritsch 1875
†Acanthodes rouvillei Sauvage 1883
†Acanthodes splendidus Heidtke 2011
†Acanthodes sulcatus Agassiz 1835
†Acanthodes ultimus Heidtke 2011
†Acanthodes wardi Egerton 1866
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. †Carycinacanthus Miles 1966
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G. †Homalacanthus Russell 1951
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†Homalacanthus concinnus Russell 1951
G. †Howittacanthus Long 1986
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G. †Protogonacanthus Miles 1966
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G. †Pseudacanthodes White and Moy-Thomas 1941
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†Pseudacanthodes pinnatus Fritsch 1893
G. †Traquairichthys Whitley 1933
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†Traquairichthys pygmaeus Fritsch 1875
G. †Triazeugacanthus Miles 1966
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†Triazeugacanthus affinis Whiteaves 1887
G. †Utahacanthus Schultze 1990
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†Utahacanthus guntheri Schultze 1990
Invalid names: Acanthoessidae Hay 1902 [synonym], Howittacanthidae Zajıc 1995 [synonym]
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: Carroll 1988, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Emsian to the top of the Sakmarian or 410.62000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (85 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Russian Federation Acanthodes dublinensis (35710 35711 35713 35749)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Belarus (Vitebsk) Acanthodes sp. (232876) Acanthodes sp., Rhadinacanthus primaris (232875 232877)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Belarus (Mogilev) Acanthodes sp. (232954)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Belarus (Gormel) Acanthodes sp. (232956) Acanthodes sp., Rhadinacanthus primaris (232957)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Russian Federation Acanthodes dublinensis (35720)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95Latvia Acanthodes sp., Rhadinacanthus sp. (226510)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95United Kingdom (Scotland) Rhadinacanthus longispinus (226059 226060 226494)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95United Kingdom Rhadinacanthus longispinus (238085)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Belarus (Vitebsk) Acanthodes sp., Rhadinacanthus primaris (232958)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31United Kingdom (Scotland) Rhadinacanthus longispinus (26876)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Rhadinacanthus longispinus (22749)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Estonia A. gen. et. sp. nov., Rhadinacanthus multisulcatus (225851)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom Rhadinacanthus longispinus (238521)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Belarus (Brest) Acanthodes sp. (242243 242244)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Belarus (Gormel) Acanthodes sp. (242242)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Australia (Victoria) Howittacanthus kentoni (225605)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15USA (Iowa) Acanthodes dublinensis (226053)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Australia (Victoria) Howittacanthus kentoni (196710)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Estonia Acanthodes sp. 1, Acanthodes sp. 2, Acanthodes sp. 3, Acanthodes sp. 4 (225778)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Latvia Acanthodes sp. (225777)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Australia (Western Australia) Halimacanthodes ahlbergi (172213)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Quebec) Homalacanthus concinnus, Triazeugacanthus affinis (179176)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86South Africa (Eastern Cape) Acanthodidae indet. (68049)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Belarus (Homel) Acanthodes sp. (232526 232528)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Russian Federation (Oryol Oblast) Acanthodes lopatini (226045)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Russian Federation (Tulskaya Oblast) Acanthodes sp. (176224)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Russian Federation (Lipetsk) Acanthodes sp. (225665)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Russian Federation (Tula) Acanthodes sp. (225666)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Australia (Victoria) Acanthodes australis (230548)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk Krai) Homalacanthus sp., Carycinacanthus sp., Acanthodes lopatini (232962)
Tournaisian - Visean358.86 - 330.3China (Gansu) Acanthodes guizhouensis (120300)
Arundian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Acanthodes nitidus (90682)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Belarus (Homel) Acanthodes sp. (232527)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Acanthodes sulcatus (230471 230473 230477 230478 230479)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Acanthodes sulcatus (229842)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Acanthodes sp. (134654)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6USA (Montana) Acanthodes lundi (116764 227065)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2USA (Utah) Utahacanthus guntheri (116509)
Bashkirian - Moscovian323.4 - 307.0United Kingdom (Cornwall) Acanthodes wardi (232960)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (Flintshire) Acanthodes sp. (233397) Acanthodes wardi (233393 233396 233398 233402)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (New Mexico) Acanthodes sp. (217021 217022 217023)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Acanthodes kinneyi (216992) Acanthodes kinneyi, Acanthodes sp. (217070) Acanthodes sp., Acanthodes kinneyi (216993 216994)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Acanthodes sp. (180633)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Czechia (Liberec) Acanthodes gracilis (232993) Acanthodes sp. (231860 232994 232995) Acanthodes sp., Acanthodes gracilis (232996 232997)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Germany (Rhineland-Pfalz) Acanthodes bronni, Acanthodes splendidus (180783)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Czechia (Krkonose) Acanthodes sp., Acanthodes gracilis (232614)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Germany (Saarland) Acanthodes confusus (180864)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Germany Acanthodes boyi (138357)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1France Acanthodes sp. (34797)
Wolfcampian298.9 - 286.0USA (New Mexico) Acanthodes sp. (181077)
Cisuralian298.9 - 274.4France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Acanthodes bourbonensis (197929)
Permian298.9 - 251.902USA (Oklahoma) Acanthodes sp. (221392)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Kansas) Acanthodes sp. (130816 130817)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Acanthodes sp. (197925)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Germany (Rhineland-Pfalz) Acanthodes ultimus (180563)