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Acanthodopsis

Acanthodii - Ischnacanthiformes - Ischnacanthidae

Taxonomy
Acanthodopsis was named by Hancock and Atthey (1868).

It was assigned to Acanthodidae by Woodward (1891); to Acanthoessidae by Jordan (1963); and to Ischnacanthidae by Denison (1979).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Acanthodopsis Hancock and Atthey
1891Acanthodopsis Woodward p. 15
1963Acanthodopsis Jordan p. 591
1979Acanthodopsis Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classAcanthodiiOwen 1846
orderIschnacanthiformesBerg 1940
familyIschnacanthidaeWoodward 1891
genusAcanthodopsisHancock and Atthey 1868

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.

G. †Acanthodopsis Hancock and Atthey 1868
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Acanthodopsis acuta Wellburn 1902
Acanthodopsis microdon Traquair 1894
Acanthodopsis russelli Burrow 2004
Acanthodopsis summiti Wellburn 1902
Acanthodopsis wardi Hancock and Atthey 1868
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 Holkerian to the top of the Moscovian or 346.70000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holkerian346.7 - 339.9Australia (Queensland) A. russelli (238150)
Holkerian - Asbian346.7 - 335.9United Kingdom (England) A. acuta, A. summiti (229814)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0United Kingdom A. wardi (137319)