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Ankylacanthus convexus

Acanthodii - Climatiiformes - Gyracanthidae

Taxonomy
Ankylacanthus convexus was named by Burrow et al. (2008). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Ankylacanthus convexus Burrow et al.

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

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.

Ankylacanthus convexus Burrow et al. 2008
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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: 2009-12-09 04:51:13
Modified: 2009-12-09 06:54:46
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Siegen to the top of the Emsian or 413.02000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Siegen413.02 - 410.62Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Ankylacanthus convexus (232143)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (New Brunswick) Ankylacanthus convexus (238152)