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Expleuracanthus

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthiformes - Xenacanthidae

Taxonomy
Expleuracanthus was named by Heyler (1969).

It was assigned to Xenacanthidae by Soler-Gijón and Hampe (1998).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Pleuracanthus Agassiz p. 66
1889Pleuracanthus Woodward p. 2
1902Pleuracanthus Hay p. 263
1934Pleuracanthus Heintz p. S177
1963Pleuracanthus Jordan p. 591
1969Expleuracanthus Heyler
1981Pleuracanthus Zangerl p. 66
1998Expleuracanthus Soler-Gijón and Hampe

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
superorderXenacanthimorpha
orderXenacanthiformesBerg 1955
familyXenacanthidaeFritsch 1889
genusExpleuracanthusHeyler 1969

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.

G. †Expleuracanthus Heyler 1969
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Invalid names: Pleuracanthus Agassiz 1837 [replaced]
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 Bashkirian to the top of the Fassanian or 323.40000 to 239.48000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2United Kingdom (England) Orthacanthus cylindricus, Pleuracanthus laevissimus (132670)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9United Kingdom Pleuracanthus robustus, Pleuracanthus laevissimus (137307)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0United Kingdom Pleuracanthus cylindricus (137311 137312) Pleuracanthus cylindricus, Pleuracanthus laevissimus (137304 137310) Pleuracanthus laevissimus (137305 137306 137309) Pleuracanthus robustus, Pleuracanthus laevissimus (137308)
Cisuralian298.9 - 274.4Germany Pleuracanthus decheni (137252)
Cisuralian298.9 - 274.4Czechia (Hradec Králové) Xenacanthus decheni (123380)
Cisuralian298.9 - 274.4Norway (Akhershus) Pleuracanthus sp. (125173)
Leonardian286.0 - 274.4USA (Oklahoma) Pleuracanthus gracilis (87054)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Australia (New South Wales) Pleuracanthus parvidens (38348)
Pelsonian - Illyrian244.24 - 241.464Australia (New South Wales) Pleuracanthus sp. (111729)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Poland Pleuracanthus sp. (149685)