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Acanthodes sulcatus

Chondrichthyes - Acanthodiformes - Acanthodidae

Taxonomy
Acanthodes sulcatus was named by Agassiz (1835).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. dublinensis, A. kinneyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Acanthodes sulcatus Agassiz p. 125
1836Acanthodes sulcatus Agassiz figs. Pl 1c, figs 1,2
1979Acanthodes sulcatus Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderAcanthodiformesBerg 1940
familyAcanthodidaeHuxley 1861
genusAcanthodes
speciessulcatus

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.

†Acanthodes sulcatus Agassiz 1835
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-09-24 07:51:17
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:07:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Asbian to the top of the Brigantian or 339.90000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Acanthodes sulcatus (230471 230473 230477 230478 230479)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Acanthodes sulcatus (229842)