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Acanthodei

Chondrichthyes - Acanthodei

Taxonomy
Acanthodei was named by Gunnell (1933).

It was assigned to Plagiostomi by Gunnell (1933); and to Selachii by Jordan (1963).

Subtaxa
Acanthoessidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Acanthodei Gunnell
1963Acanthodei Jordan p. 591

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
subclassSelachii
orderAcanthodei
orderAcanthodei

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. †Acanthodei Gunnell 1933
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Fm. †Acanthoessidae Hay 1902
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G. †Acanthoessus Agassiz 1832
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†Acanthoessus affinis Whiteaves 1887
†Acanthoessus concinnus Whiteaves 1887
†Acanthoessus pristis Clarke 1885
†Acanthoessus semistriatus Woodward 1892
G. †Heteracanthus Newberry 1889
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†Heteracanthus heterogyrus Agassiz 1845
G. †Holacanthodes Beyrich 1848
G. †Machaerius Rouault 1858
G. †Pelonectes Gistel 1848
G. †Rhadinacanthus Traquair 1888
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†Rhadinacanthus multisulcatus Valiukevicius 1988
†Rhadinacanthus primaris Valiukevicius 1998
G. †Traquairia Fritsch 1893
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Emsian to the top of the Early/Lower Givetian or 402.50000 to 383.70000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Belarus (Vitebsk) Rhadinacanthus primaris (232875 232877)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Belarus (Gormel) Rhadinacanthus primaris (232957)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Latvia Rhadinacanthus sp. (226510)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7United Kingdom Rhadinacanthus longispinus (238085)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Rhadinacanthus longispinus (226059 226060 226494)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Belarus (Vitebsk) Rhadinacanthus primaris (232958)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Rhadinacanthus longispinus (26876)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Rhadinacanthus longispinus (22749)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Estonia Rhadinacanthus multisulcatus (225851)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7United Kingdom Rhadinacanthus longispinus (238521)