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Diplacanthidae
Taxonomy
Diplacanthidae was named by Woodward (1891). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Acanthodii by Owen (1846); to Climatiiformes by Woodward (1891); to Acanthodii by Hay (1902); to Acanthodei by Jordan (1963); to Climatiida by Denison (1979); and to Diplacanthiformes by Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Acanthodii by Owen (1846); to Climatiiformes by Woodward (1891); to Acanthodii by Hay (1902); to Acanthodei by Jordan (1963); to Climatiida by Denison (1979); and to Diplacanthiformes by Nelson et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1846 | Diplacanthidae Owen |
| 1891 | Diplacanthidae Woodward |
| 1902 | Diplacanthidae Hay p. 274 |
| 1963 | Diplacanthidae Jordan p. 591 |
| 1979 | Diplacanthidae Denison |
| 2016 | Diplacanthidae Nelson et al. p. 100 |
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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. †Diplacanthidae Woodward 1891
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G. †Diplacanthus Agassiz 1843
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†Diplacanthus balticus Gross 1973
†Diplacanthus carinatus Gross 1973
†Diplacanthus crassisimus Duff 1842
†Diplacanthus ellsi Gagnier 1996
†Diplacanthus horridus Woodward 1892
†Diplacanthus longispinus Agassiz 1844
†Diplacanthus striatus Agassiz 1844
†Diplacanthus tenuistriatus Traquair 1894
G. †Gladiobranchus Bernacsek and Dineley 1977
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†Gladiobranchus probaton Bernascek and Dineley 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Late/Upper Emsian to the top of the Famennian or 402.50000 to 358.90000 Ma
Collections (12 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Emsian | Belarus (Gormel) | Diplacanthus sp. (232955) | |
| Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian | Latvia | Diplacanthus sp. (226510) | |
| Eifelian | Belarus (Vitebsk) | Diplacanthus sp. (232958) | |
| Early/Lower Givetian | Belarus | Diplacanthus gravis (225885 225886) | |
| Early/Lower Givetian | Estonia | Diplacanthus gravis (225803 225804) Diplacanthus gravis, Diplacanthus sp., Diplacanthus carinatus (225851) | |
| Middle Givetian | Belarus | Diplacanthus gravis (225887) | |
| Frasnian | Canada (Quebec) | Diplacanthus ellsi, Diplacanthus horridus (179176) | |
| Late/Upper Devonian | Colombia (Boyacá) | Florestacanthus morenoi (211928) | |
| Famennian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Diplacanthus acus, Diplacanthidae indet. (68049) |