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Aganacanthus

Acanthodii - Climatiiformes - Gyracanthidae

Taxonomy
Aganacanthus was named by Traquair (1884).

It was assigned to Janassidae by Jordan (1963); and to Gyracanthidae by Denison (1979).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Aganacanthus Traquair
1963Aganacanthus Jordan p. 593
1979Aganacanthus Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classAcanthodiiOwen 1846
orderClimatiiformesBerg 1940
familyGyracanthidaeWoodward 1906
genusAganacanthus

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. †Aganacanthus Traquair 1884
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Aganacanthus striatulus Traquair 1884
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2009-12-09 04:51:13
Modified: 2009-12-09 06:54:46
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Carroll 1988

Age range: Asbian or 339.90000 to 335.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom A. striatulus (238151)