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Utahacanthus

Chondrichthyes - Acanthodiformes - Acanthodidae

Taxonomy
Utahacanthus was named by Schultze (1990). Its type is Utahacanthus guntheri.

It was assigned to Acanthodidae by Schultze (1990).

Species
U. guntheri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Utahacanthus Schultze p. 49

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

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. †Utahacanthus Schultze 1990
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†Utahacanthus guntheri Schultze 1990
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: Bashkirian or 323.20000 to 315.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2USA (Utah) U. guntheri (116509)