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Apateacanthus peculiaris

Acanthodii - Ischnacanthiformes - Ischnacanthidae

Taxonomy
Apateacanthus peculiaris was named by Hussakof (1913).

It was synonymized subjectively with Atopacanthus peculiaris by Hussakof and Bryant (1918).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Apateacanthus peculiaris Hussakof
1979Apateacanthus peculiaris Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classAcanthodiiOwen 1846
orderIschnacanthiformesBerg 1940
familyIschnacanthidaeWoodward 1891
genusApateacanthus
speciespeculiaris

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.

Apateacanthus peculiaris Hussakof 1913
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available