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Acanthodontidae

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - 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), 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
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassCyclostomataRichards
orderConodontophorida
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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G. †Acanthodistacodus Tolmacheva et al. 2024
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†Acanthodistacodus compositus Moskalenko 1973
†Acanthodistacodus consimilis Moskalenko 1973
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Invalid names: Distacodus vernus Moskalenko 1973 [synonym], Drepanodus inventum Moskalenko 1973 [synonym], Scandodus dulkumaensis Moskalenko 1973 [synonym]
†Acanthodistacodus victrix Moskalenko 1973
Invalid names: Drepanodistacodus Moskalenko 1977 [replaced]
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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
Environment: marinesubp
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, subp = subphylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Stairsian to the top of the Early/Lower Devonian or 483.40000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (132 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibexian488.9 - 471.3USA (New York) Ulrichodina abnormalis (64618)
Gasconadian486.85 - 477.1USA (New Mexico) Acanthodus lineatus (203901 203902 203903 203904)
Gasconadian486.85 - 477.1Canada (Quebec) Acanthodus uncinatus (203942)
Gasconadian486.85 - 477.1USA (Texas) Acanthodus lineatus, Acanthodus sp. (203905) Acanthodus lineatus, Acanthodus uncinctus (203906)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1USA (New York) Scalpellodus longipinnatus, Acanthodus uncinatus (174039 174040 174041 174044 174045 174046 174047)
Early/Lower Ordovician486.85 - 471.3Svalbard and Jan Mayen Scalpellodus sp. (186596)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1USA (Colorado) Acanthodus lineatus (204049)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Canada (British Columbia) Acanthodus lineatus (203831) Acanthodus lineatus, Acanthodus uncinatus (203827 203828 203829 203830 203832 203833 203834 203849)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1South Korea (Kangweondo) Acanthodus lineatus (203851 203855 203856)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (Hubei) Acanthodus sp., Ulrichodina sp. (4737 4738) Scalpellodus sp. (4727)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Sweden Acanthodus uncinatus (203725)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Argentina Ulrichodina sp. (8704)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Russian Federation (Siberia) Acanthodus sp. (9275 9276 9285) Ulrichodina sp. (9271)
Lancefieldian484.3 - 474.9Australia (South Australia) Acanthodus lineatus (203884)
Stairsian - Tulean483.4 - 475.3USA (Nevada) Acanthodus lineatus (204044 204046)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (Hubei) Scalpellodus sp. (4717 4724 4726)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (JiangSu) Ulrichodina sp. (7925)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Argentina Ulrichodina sp. (8744)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Canada (Ontario) Ulrichodina prima (173871)
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3USA (Utah) Ulrichodina spp. (69261)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Ulrichodina sp., Drepanodistacodus sp. (9293)
Volkhov471.3 - 469.1Estonia (Harju) Scalpellodus latus (203618 203619 203620 203621 203622 203634 203635 203636 203637 203638 203639)
Volkhov471.3 - 469.1Sweden (Kalmar) Scalpellodus latus (99481)
Volkhov471.3 - 469.1Russian Federation Scalpellodus latus (61797 61803)
Volkhov471.3 - 469.1Sweden Scalpellodus gracilis (203654) Scalpellodus latus, Scalpellodus gracilis (203653)
Volkhov - Kunda471.3 - 464.3Sweden Scalpellodus gracilis (203655 203656 203657 203658)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Ulrichodina prima, Ulrichodina sp. (27079)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Argentina Parapaltodus simplicissimus (210374 210376 210377 210378 210388 210390 210391 210392 210416 210420 210433 210451 210452 210453 210456 210460)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Drepanodistacodus sp. (9228)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Russian Federation Drepanodistacodus victrix (237757)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Australia (Western Australia) Scalpellodus percivali (211011 211021 211022)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Canada (Newfoundland) Parapaltodus simplicissimus (210488 210490)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2New Zealand Parapaltodus simplicissimus (210504 210505 210507 210510)
Kunda469.1 - 464.3Sweden Scalpellodus gracilis (203661)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (Hubei) Scalpellodus sp. (4713)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Argentina Scalpellodus sp. (8706)
Aluoja - Aseri465.9 - 461.4Sweden Parapaltodus simplicissimus, Scalpellodus gracilis (210643 210644 210646 210651 210652) Scalpellodus gracilis (210645 210647 210650)
Aseri - Uhaku464.3 - 458.0Russian Federation (Novgorod Oblast) Scalpellodus gracilis (235859)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Drepanodistacodus sp. (9296 9300)
Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Drepanodistacodus sp. (9297 9304 9308)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Drepanodistacodus sp. (9224)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2China (Hubei) Scalpellodus sp. (4712)
Llandeilian461.1 - 458.2Malaysia Ulrichodina wisconsinensis (181679)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8Russian Federation Drepanodistacodus victrix (239210 239211)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Acanthodus sp. (9310) Acanthodus sp., Drepanodistacodus sp. (9307 9309) Drepanodistacodus sp. (9298 9302 9305)
Sandbian - Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Russian Federation Drepanodistacodus victrix, Scandodus dulkumaensis (239212)
Sandbian - Katian458.2 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Drepanodistacodus victrix (206391)
Sandbian - Katian458.2 - 445.2Russian Federation Acanthodistacodus compositus, Acanthodistacodus consimilis (239306) Acanthodistacodus victrix, Acanthodistacodus compositus, Acanthodistacodus consimilis (239305)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Acanthodus sp. (9312)
Rawtheyan - Cautleyan448.8 - 448.8Russian Federation (Siberia) Acanthodus sp. (9313)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47USA (Nevada) Acanthodus sp. (216486)