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Cheiracanthus splendens

Acanthodii - Acanthodiformes - Cheiracanthidae

Taxonomy

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Cheiracanthus splendens Gross
1979Cheiracanthus splendens Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classAcanthodiiOwen 1846
orderAcanthodiformesBerg 1940
familyCheiracanthidaeBleeker 1859
genusCheiracanthus
speciessplendens

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: base of the Emsian to the top of the Eifelian or 410.62000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Belarus (Vitebsk) Cheiracanthus splendens (232875)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Belarus (Mogilev) Cheiracanthus splendens (232954)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Estonia Cheiracanthus splendens (225794)