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Agkistracanthus

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Myriacanthidae

Taxonomy
Agkistracanthus was named by Duffin and Furrer (1981) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Rhae J Hett Sepkoski's reference number: 452].

It was assigned to Chimaeriformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Myriacanthidae by Duffin (1994) and Nelson (2006).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Agkistracanthus Duffin and Furrer
1994Agkistracanthus Duffin p. 6
2002Agkistracanthus Sepkoski
2006Agkistracanthus 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
genusAgkistracanthus

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. †Agkistracanthus Duffin and Furrer 1981
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Agkistracanthus mitgelensis Duffin and Furrer 1981
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: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Hettangian or 208.50000 to 199.30000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Switzerland A. mitgelensis (138950 138951 138952) A. sp. (138953 138954 138955)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (Somerset) A. mitgelensis (141540)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (England) A. mitgelensis (120898)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria A. sp. (138956)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Switzerland (Savognin) A. mitgelensis (138949)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Switzerland A. sp. (138959)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Austria A. sp. (138957 138958)