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Platyacanthus americanus

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthiformes - Xenacanthidae

Taxonomy
Anodontacanthus americanus was named by Hussakof (1911).

It was recombined as Platyacanthus americanus by Zidek (1978).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by P. Vazquez (authorized by M. Clapham) on 2012-08-24

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Anodontacanthus americanus Hussakof
1942Anodontacanthus americanus Romer p. 227 figs. pl. 1 fig. 5
1978Platyacanthus americanus Zidek

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
superorderXenacanthimorpha
orderXenacanthiformesBerg 1955
familyXenacanthidaeFritsch 1889
genusPlatyacanthusFritsch 1889
speciesamericanus(Hussakof 1911)

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.

Platyacanthus americanus Hussakof 1911
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:25:48
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:25:48
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Artinskian or 298.90000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Texas) Anodontacanthus americanus (132657 132661)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) Anodontacanthus americanus (132662 132663 132665)