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Taemasacanthus

Cephalopoda - Redfieldiiformes - Brookvaliidae

Taxonomy
Taemasacanthus was named by Long (1986). Its type is Taemasacanthus erroli.

It was assigned to Ischnacanthidae by Lindley (2000), Lü et al. (2017).

Species
T. erroli (type species), T. porca
Entered
by G. Lloyd on 2018-09-04; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2026-05-29

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Taemasacanthus Long
2000Taemasacanthus Lindley p. 19
2017Taemasacanthus Lü et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
HalecostomiRegan 1903
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
infraclassActinopteri()
orderRedfieldiiformes(Berg 1940)
familyBrookvaliidaeBerg 1940
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
classAcanthodiiOwen 1846
suborderHaploceratina
superfamilyHaploceratoidea(Zittel 1884)
familyOppeliidaeBonarelli 1894
orderIschnacanthiformesBerg 1940
familyIschnacanthidaeWoodward 1891
genusTaemasacanthus

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. †Taemasacanthus Long 1986
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Taemasacanthus erroli Long 1986
Taemasacanthus porca Lindley 2000
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-09-24 07:51:17
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:07:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Emsian or 410.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Australia (New South Wales) T. erroli, T. porca (278904)