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Acanthodontidae

Conodonta - Protopanderodontida - Acanthodontidae

Taxonomy
Acanthodontidae was named by Lindström (1970). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Distacodontacea by Clark et al. (1981); and to Protopanderodontida by Sweet (1988) and Pyle and Barnes (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Acanthodontidae Lindström
1981Acanthodontidae Clark et al. p. W103
1988Acanthodontidae Sweet p. 185
2002Acanthodontidae Pyle and Barnes pp. 595 - 596

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodontaPander 1856
orderProtopanderodontida
familyAcanthodontidaeLindström 1970
familyAcanthodontidaeLindström 1970

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.

Fm. †Acanthodontidae Lindström 1970
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†Acanthodus uncinatus Furnish 1938
G. †Parapaltodus Stouge 1984
G. †Scalpellodus Dzik 1976
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†Scalpellodus gracilis Sergeeva 1974
G. †Ulrichodina Furnish 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 07:48:42
Modified: 2010-02-12 04:00:46
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Arenig to the top of the Early/Lower Devonian or 478.60000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections (117 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibexian487.5 - 470.0USA (New York) Ulrichodina abnormalis (64618)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Sweden Acanthodus uncinatus (203725)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina Ulrichodina sp. (8704)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Hubei) Acanthodus sp., Ulrichodina sp. (4737 4738) Scalpellodus sp. (4727)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Russian Federation (Siberia) Acanthodus sp. (9275 9276 9285) Ulrichodina sp. (9271)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7USA (Colorado) Acanthodus lineatus (204049)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Canada (British Columbia) Acanthodus lineatus (203831) Acanthodus lineatus, Acanthodus uncinatus (203827 203828 203829 203830 203832 203833 203834 203849)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7South Korea (Kangweondo) Acanthodus lineatus (203851 203855 203856)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (New Mexico) Acanthodus lineatus (203901 203902 203903 203904)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (Texas) Acanthodus lineatus, Acanthodus sp. (203905) Acanthodus lineatus, Acanthodus uncinctus (203906)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7Canada (Quebec) Acanthodus uncinatus (203942)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7USA (New York) Scalpellodus longipinnatus, Acanthodus uncinatus (174039 174040 174041 174044 174045 174046 174047)
Stairsian - Tulean485.4 - 474.9USA (Nevada) Acanthodus lineatus (204044 204046)
Early/Lower Ordovician485.4 - 470.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Scalpellodus sp. (186596)
Lancefieldian484.3 - 474.9Australia (South Australia) Acanthodus lineatus (203884)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (JiangSu) Ulrichodina sp. (7925)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Argentina Ulrichodina sp. (8744)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Canada (Ontario) Ulrichodina prima (173871)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Hubei) Scalpellodus sp. (4717 4724 4726)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Utah) Ulrichodina spp. (69261)
Volkhov471.1 - 469.2Estonia (Harju) Scalpellodus latus (203618 203619 203620 203621 203622 203634 203635 203636 203637 203638 203639)
Volkhov471.1 - 469.2Russian Federation Scalpellodus latus (61797 61803)
Volkhov471.1 - 469.2Sweden (Kalmar) Scalpellodus latus (99481)
Volkhov471.1 - 469.2Sweden Scalpellodus gracilis (203654) Scalpellodus latus, Scalpellodus gracilis (203653)
Volkhov - Kunda471.1 - 464.3Sweden Scalpellodus gracilis (203655 203656 203657 203658)
Dapingian470.0 - 467.3Russian Federation (Siberia) Ulrichodina sp. (9293)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Ulrichodina prima, Ulrichodina sp. (27079)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Sweden Scalpellodus gracilis (203661)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (Hubei) Scalpellodus sp. (4713)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Argentina Scalpellodus sp. (8706)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Australia (Western Australia) Scalpellodus percivali (211011 211021 211022)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Argentina Parapaltodus simplicissimus (210374 210376 210377 210378 210388 210390 210391 210392 210416 210420 210433 210451 210452 210453 210456 210460)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4New Zealand Parapaltodus simplicissimus (210504 210505 210507 210510)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Canada (Newfoundland) Parapaltodus simplicissimus (210488 210490)
Aluoja - Aseri466.0 - 460.9Sweden Parapaltodus simplicissimus, Scalpellodus gracilis (210643 210644 210646 210651 210652) Scalpellodus gracilis (210645 210647 210650)
Llandeilian466.0 - 460.9Malaysia Ulrichodina wisconsinensis (181679)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9China (Hubei) Scalpellodus sp. (4712)
Aseri - Uhaku463.5 - 458.0Russian Federation (Novgorod Oblast) Scalpellodus gracilis (235859)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Acanthodus sp. (9307 9309 9310)
Sandbian - Katian458.4 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Acanthodus comptus (206485) Acanthodus elegans (206494)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Acanthodus sp. (9312)
Rawtheyan - Cautleyan448.8 - 448.8Russian Federation (Siberia) Acanthodus sp. (9313)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3USA (Nevada) Acanthodus sp. (216486)