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Cheiracanthus murchisoni

Acanthodii - Acanthodiformes - Cheiracanthidae

Taxonomy
Cheiracanthus murchisoni was named by Agassiz (1835).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. crassus, C. gibbosus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Cheiracanthus murchisoni Agassiz p. 126
1836Cheiracanthus murchisoni Agassiz figs. Pl 1c, figs 3,4
1891Cheiracanthus murchisoni Woodward p. 16
1902Cheiracanthus murchisoni Hay p. 274
1979Cheiracanthus murchisoni Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classAcanthodiiOwen 1846
orderAcanthodiformesBerg 1940
familyCheiracanthidae
genusCheiracanthus
speciesmurchisoni

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.

†Cheiracanthus murchisoni Agassiz 1835
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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: Eifelian or 393.47000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95United Kingdom (Scotland) Cheiracanthus murchisoni (226058 226059 226060 226061)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95United Kingdom Cheiracanthus murchisoni (238085)