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Acrognathus

Osteichthyes - Aulopiformes

Taxonomy
Acrognathus was named by Agassiz (1836) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno K Sant Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Woodward (1901); to Scopelidae by Woodward (1902); and to Aulopiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Acrognathus Agassiz p. 108
1901Acrognathus Woodward p. 243
1902Acrognathus Woodward p. 36
2002Acrognathus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Cyclosquamata
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
genusAcrognathusAgassiz 1836

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. †Acrognathus Agassiz 1836
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Acrognathus boops Agassiz 1837
Acrognathus dodgei Hay 1903
Acrognathus libanicus Woodward 1901
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:54:50
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:54:50
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon A. dodgei (221229 221230)
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) A. boops (238510)
Cenomanian - Coniacian100.5 - 85.7United Kingdom (England) A. boops (222561)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) A. boops (222439)