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Howittacanthus kentoni

Chondrichthyes - Acanthodiformes - Howittacanthidae

Taxonomy
Howittacanthus kentoni was named by Long (1986). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Howittacanthus kentoni Long
2012Howittacanthus kentoni Burrow et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderAcanthodiformesBerg 1940
familyHowittacanthidaeZajıc 1995
genusHowittacanthusLong 1986
specieskentoniLong 1986

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.

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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Givetian or 383.40000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Australia (Victoria) Howittacanthus kentoni (225605)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Australia (Victoria) Howittacanthus kentoni (196710)