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Diplacanthus longispinus

Chondrichthyes - Diplacanthiformes - Diplacanthidae

Taxonomy
Diplacanthus longispinus was named by Agassiz (1844). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Diplacanthus longispinus Agassiz p. 34
1891Diplacanthus longispinus Woodward p. 26 figs. pl. III. fig. 1
1979Diplacanthus longispinus Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderDiplacanthiformesBerg 1940
familyDiplacanthidaeWoodward 1891
genusDiplacanthus
specieslongispinusAgassiz 1844

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.

†Diplacanthus longispinus Agassiz 1844
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Eifelian or 393.47000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95United Kingdom (Scotland) Diplacanthus longispinus (226058)