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Uraniacanthus

Chondrichthyes - Ischnacanthiformes - Ischnacanthidae

Taxonomy
Uraniacanthus was named by Miles (1973).

It was assigned to Ischnacanthidae by Denison (1979).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Uraniacanthus Miles
1979Uraniacanthus Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderIschnacanthiformesBerg 1940
familyIschnacanthidaeWoodward 1891
genusUraniacanthusMiles 1973

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. †Uraniacanthus Miles 1973
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†Uraniacanthus curtus Powrie 1870
†Uraniacanthus spinosus Miles 1973
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: Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (Scotland) U. sp., U. curtus (155918)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (Herefordshire) U. spinosus (201736)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47United Kingdom (Scotland) U. curtus (181899)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47United Kingdom U. curtus (238045)