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Climatiidae

Chondrichthyes - Climatiiformes - Climatiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Climatiidae Berg
1979Climatiidae Denison
2006Climatiidae Nelson p. 85
2016Climatiidae Nelson et al. p. 99

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderClimatiiformesBerg 1940
familyClimatiidaeBerg 1940
familyClimatiidaeBerg 1940

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. †Climatiidae Berg 1940
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G. †Brachyacanthus Egerton 1860
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†Brachyacanthus scutiger Egerton 1860
G. †Brochoadmones Bernacsek and Dineley 1977
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†Brochoadmones milesi Bernascek and Dineley 1977
G. †Cheiracanthoides Wells 1944
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G. †Climatius Agassiz 1845
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†Climatius grandis Powrie 1870
†Climatius latispinosus Whiteaves 1881
†Climatius reticulatus Agassiz 1845
†Climatius scutiger Egerton 1860
†Climatius uncinatus Powrie 1864
G. †Erriwacanthus Orvig 1967
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†Erriwacanthus falcatus Orvig 1967
G. †Nostolepis Pander 1856
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†Nostolepis costata Goujet 1976
†Nostolepis gracilis Gross 1947
†Nostolepis robusta Brotzen 1934
†Nostolepis striata Pander 1856
G. †Sabrinacanthus Miles 1973
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†Sabrinacanthus arcuatus Agassiz 1837
G. †Vernicomacanthus Miles 1973
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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: 2009-12-09 04:51:13
Modified: 2009-12-09 06:54:46
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Homerian to the top of the Late/Upper Devonian or 430.50000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian430.5 - 427.4China (Sichuan) Nostolepis tewonensis (182550)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Nostolepis sp. (534)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0China (Yunnan) Nostolepis sp. (27796)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0China (Junnan) Nostolepis sp. (182558)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) Nostolepis striata (13820)
Kaugetuma423.0 - 421.5Estonia Nostolepis striata, Nostolepis gracilis (195606)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Estonia Nostolepis striata (13829) Nostolepis striata, Nostolepis gracilis (13830)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2China (Junnan) Nostolepis sp., Nostolepis sinica, Nostolepis striata (182559)
Paadla422.9 - 419.2Estonia Nostolepis striata (13826 13827)
Ohesaare421.5 - 419.2Estonia (Saare) Nostolepis striata, Nostolepis gracilis (193837)
Ohesaare421.5 - 419.2Estonia Climatius curvatus, Nostolepis striata, Nostolepis gracilis (13831)
Kuressaare421.3 - 419.2Estonia Nostolepis striata (13828)
Kuressaare421.3 - 419.2Estonia (Saare) Nostolepis striata (195605)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Climatius sp. (26908)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8France Nostolepis sp. (26983)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Canada (Nova Scotia) Climatius sp. (14201)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Russian Federation Nostolepis sp. (26672 26673)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8China (Yunnan) Nostolepis sp. (162781)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Bolivia Climatius enodiscosta (25592)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3USA (Nevada) Nostolepis sp. (216483 216486 216487 216491 216493 216495 216496)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Russian Federation Cheiracanthoides comptus (35749) Cheiracanthoides sp. A, Cheiracanthoides sp. B, Nostolepis sp. A, Nostolepis sp. B, Cheiracanthoides comptus (35713) Cheiracanthoides sp. A, Nostolepis sp. A, Nostolepis sp. B, Cheiracanthoides comptus (35712) Nostolepis sp. A, Cheiracanthoides comptus (35710) Nostolepis sp. A, Nostolepis sp., Cheiracanthoides comptus (35711)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3New Zealand Nostolepis striata, Nostolepis gracilis (40524)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Russian Federation Cheiracanthoides sp. A, Nostolepis sp. A, Cheiracanthoides comptus (35720) Cheiracanthoides sp. A, Nostolepis sp. A, Nostolepis sp. B, Nostolepis sp., Cheiracanthoides comptus (35718) Cheiracanthoides sp. A, Nostolepis sp. C, Cheiracanthoides comptus (35715)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Latvia Nostolepis sp. (226510)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Estonia Cheiracanthoides estonicus (225794) Nostolepis kernavensis (225793)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Belarus Cheiracanthoides estonicus (225880)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Estonia Nostolepis gaujensis (225851)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Iran Climatiidae indet. (226048)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9Colombia (Boyacá) Nostolepis gaujensis (211928)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Latvia Nostolepis gaujensis (225777)