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Gyracanthides

Acanthodii - Climatiiformes - Gyracanthidae

Taxonomy
Gyracanthides was named by Woodward (1906). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Gyracanthidae by Denison (1979).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Gyracanthides Woodward
1979Gyracanthides Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classAcanthodiiOwen 1846
orderClimatiiformesBerg 1940
familyGyracanthidaeWoodward 1906
genusGyracanthidesWoodward 1906

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. †Gyracanthides Woodward 1906
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Gyracanthides hawkinsi TURNER et al. 2005
Gyracanthides murrayi Woodward 1906
Gyracanthides riniensis Gess and Burrow 2023
Gyracanthides warreni White 1968
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2009-12-09 04:51:13
Modified: 2009-12-09 06:54:46
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Givetian to the top of the Visean or 387.95000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Antarctica G. warreni (207093)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86South Africa (Eastern Cape) G. sp., G. riniensis (68049)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Australia (Victoria) G. murrayi (230548)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Australia (Queensland) G. hawkinsi (176119)