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Uraniacanthus curtus

Chondrichthyes - Ischnacanthiformes - Ischnacanthidae

Taxonomy
Uraniacanthus curtus was named by Powrie (1870). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Uraniacanthus curtus Powrie

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

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.

†Uraniacanthus curtus Powrie 1870
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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: Carroll 1988, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


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