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Culmacanthus antarctica

Acanthodii - Diplacanthiformes - Culmacanthidae

Taxonomy
Culmacanthus antarctica was named by Young (1989). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Culmacanthus antarctica Young

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classAcanthodiiOwen 1846
orderDiplacanthiformesBerg 1940
familyCulmacanthidaeLong 1983
genusCulmacanthus
speciesantarctica

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 Givetian or 410.62000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian - Givetian410.62 - 382.31Antarctica Culmacanthus antarctica (207078)