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Acanthodesmiidae
Taxonomy
Acanthodesmiidae was named by Hertwig (1879). It is extant.
It was assigned to Acanthodesmiacea by De Wever et al. (2001); and to Nassellaria by Sharma and Takahashi (2007).
It was assigned to Acanthodesmiacea by De Wever et al. (2001); and to Nassellaria by Sharma and Takahashi (2007).
Subtaxa
Archicircus, Circospyris, Dictyospris, Dipocoronis (syn. Tripocubus, Tetracubus), Eucoronis (syn. Acrocubus), Lithocircus (syn. Toxarium, Amphispyris), Lithotympanum, Microcubus, Nephrodictyum, Paradictyum, Perispyris, Semantis, Triceraspyris, Tricolospyris, Tricyclidium, Trissocyclus (syn. Trissocircus), Tympanidium, Tympaniscus, Tympanomma, Zygocircus, Zygostephanus
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1879 | Acanthodesmiidae Hertwig |
| 2001 | Acanthodesmiidae De Wever et al. p. 230 |
| 2007 | Acanthodesmiidae Sharma and Takahashi p. 822 |
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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.
Fm. Acanthodesmiidae Hertwig 1879
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G. Archicircus Haeckel 1887
G. Circospyris Haeckel 1881
G. Dictyospris Ehrenberg 1847
G. Dipocoronis Haeckel 1881
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Invalid names: Tetracubus Haeckel 1887 [synonym], Tripocubus Haeckel 1881 [synonym]
G. Lithocircus Müller 1857
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Lithocircus vinculatus Müller 1856
Invalid names: Amphispyris Haeckel 1881 [synonym], Toxarium Haeckel 1887 [synonym]
G. Lithotympanum Haeckel 1881
G. Microcubus Haeckel 1881
G. Nephrodictyum Haeckel 1881
G. Paradictyum Haeckel 1881
G. Perispyris Haeckel 1881
G. Semantis Haeckel 1887
G. Triceraspyris Haeckel 1881
G. Tricolospyris Haeckel 1881
G. Tricyclidium Haeckel 1881
G. Tympanidium Haeckel 1881
G. Tympaniscus Haeckel 1887
G. Tympanomma Haeckel 1887
G. Zygocircus Bütschli 1882
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Zygocircus piscicaudatus Popofsky 1913
Invalid names: Zygocircus priscus Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium], Zygocircus simplicissimus Rüst 1892 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Pleistocene | Japan | Zygocircus piscicaudatus (233640 233711 233712) Zygocircus piscicaudatus, Acanthodesmia vinculata (233708 233709) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Japan | Zygocircus piscicaudata, Acanthodesmia vinculata (233713) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Japan | Zygocircus piscicaudatus, Acanthodesmia vinculata (233714) |