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Acanthodidae

Chondrichthyes - Acanthodiformes - Acanthodidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Acanthodidae Huxley
1979Acanthodidae Denison
1988Acanthodidae Carroll
2016Acanthodidae Nelson et al. p. 101

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderAcanthodiformesBerg 1940
familyAcanthodidaeHuxley 1861
familyAcanthodidaeHuxley 1861

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. †Acanthodidae Huxley 1861
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G. †Acanthodes Agassiz 1833
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Acanthodes australis Woodward 1906
Acanthodes beecheri Eastman 1902
Acanthodes bridgei Zidek 1976
Acanthodes bronni Agassiz 1833
Acanthodes gracilis Beyrich 1949
Acanthodes guizhouensis Wang and Turner 1985
Acanthodes marshi Eastman 1902
Acanthodes mitchelli Egerton 1861
Acanthodes nitidus Woodward 1891
Acanthodes ovensis White 1927
Acanthodes peachi Egerton 1861
Acanthodes punctatus Fritsch 1893
Acanthodes pusillus Agassiz 1844
Acanthodes pygmaeus Fritsch 1875
Acanthodes rouvillei Sauvage 1883
Acanthodes sulcatus Agassiz 1835
Acanthodes wardi Egerton 1866
G. †Carycinacanthus Miles 1966
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G. †Cheiracanthus Agassiz 1835
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Cheiracanthus latus Egerton 1861
Cheiracanthus minor Agassiz 1835
Cheiracanthus murchisoni Agassiz 1835
G. †Homalacanthus Russell 1951
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Homalacanthus bergi Obruchev 1962
Homalacanthus concinnus Russell 1951
G. †Protogonacanthus Miles 1966
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G. †Pseudacanthodes White and Moy-Thomas 1941
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Pseudacanthodes pinnatus Fritsch 1893
G. †Traquairichthys Whitley 1933
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Traquairichthys pygmaeus Fritsch 1875
G. †Triazeugacanthus Miles 1966
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Triazeugacanthus affinis Whiteaves 1887
G. †Utahacanthus Schultze 1990
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Utahacanthus guntheri Schultze 1990
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available