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Anacanthini

Osteichthyes - Anacanthini

Taxonomy

Anacanthini is an order.

It was assigned to Vertebrata by Owen (1859); to Teleostea by Jaekel (1911); to Ostariophysi by Jordan (1963); to Actinopterygii by Casier (1966); and to Paracanthopterygii by Grande (1988).

Subtaxa

Eretmophoridae, Macrouroididae, Macruridarum, Mcconichthyidae, Ophidioidea

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1859	Anacanthini Owen p. 128
1911	Anacanthini Jaekel p. 95
1963	Anacanthini Jordan p. 662
1966	Anacanthini Casier p. 318
1988	Anacanthini Grande

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata

Rank	Name	Author
class	Osteichthyes
subclass	Actinopterygii	()
infraclass	Actinopteri	()
—	Teleosteomorpha
—	Paracanthopterygii	()
order	Anacanthini
order	Anacanthini

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.

Or. †Anacanthini

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G. †Macruridarum Koken

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†Macruridarum acuminatus Weiler 1943

†Macruridarum ovalis Weiler 1943

†Macruridarum singularis Koken 1891

Fm. †Mcconichthyidae Grande 1988

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G. †Mcconichthys Grande 1988

Invalid names: Eretmophoridae [empty], Macrouroididae [empty], Ophidioidea [empty]

Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
R. Owen 1859	Endo-skeleton ossified; exo-skeleton in some as cycloid, in others as ctenoid scales; fins supported by flexible or jointed rays; ventrals beneath the pectorals, or none; swim-bladder without air-duct.

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Environment:

marinesubp

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Created:

2009-07-20 21:50:54

Modified:

2009-07-20 23:50:54

Source: c = class, subp = subphylum

References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Serravallian or 241.46400 to 11.63000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 237.0 Ma

Collections (5 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Ladinian	241.464 - 237.0	Svalbard and Jan Mayen	Macruridarum sp. (212183)
Pu2	66.0 - 63.4	Canada (Saskatchewan)	Mcconichthys sp. (14764)
Pu3	66.0 - 63.4	USA (Montana)	Mcconichthys sp. (14738)
Early/Lower Paleocene	66.0 - 61.66	USA (Montana)	Mcconichthys longipinnis (133583)
Serravallian	13.82 - 11.63	Romania	Macruridarum ovalis, Macruridarum acuminatus (222592)