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Acanthorhina

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Myriacanthidae

Taxonomy
Acanthorhina was named by Fraas (1910) [Sepkoski's age data: J Toar]. Its type is Acanthorhina jaekeli.

It was assigned to Chimaeriformes by Fraas (1910); to Holocephali by Sepkoski (2002); and to Myriacanthidae by Duffin (1983), Nelson (2006).

Species
A. jaekeli (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Acanthorhina Fraas p. 55
1983Acanthorhina Duffin p. 3
2002Acanthorhina Sepkoski
2006Acanthorhina Nelson p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
suborderMyriacanthoideiPatterson 1965
familyMyriacanthidae
genusAcanthorhina

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. †Acanthorhina Fraas 1910
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†Acanthorhina jaekeli Fraas 1910
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:54:26
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:54:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Tenuicostatum or 184.20000 to 182.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tenuicostatum184.2 - 182.9Germany (Baden-Württenburg) A. jaekeli (122460)