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Nerepisacanthus denisoni

Acanthodii - Ischnacanthiformes - Acritolepidae

Taxonomy
Nerepisacanthus denisoni was named by Burrow (2011). Its type specimen is ROM125 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cunningham Creek [Cunningham Creek Fm], which is in a Pridoli marine shale in the Cunningham Creek Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Nerepisacanthus denisoni Burrow p. 1331

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classAcanthodiiOwen 1846
orderIschnacanthiformesBerg 1940
familyAcritolepidaeValiukevicius and Burrow 2005
genusNerepisacanthus
speciesdenisoni

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.

†Nerepisacanthus denisoni Burrow 2011
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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: Pridoli or 422.70000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Canada (New Brunswick) Nerepisacanthus denisoni (type locality: 161317)