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Acritolepidae

Chondrichthyes - Ischnacanthiformes - Acritolepidae

Taxonomy
Acritolepidae was named by Valiukevicius and Burrow (2005).

It was assigned to Ischnacanthiformes by Burrow (2011).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Acritolepidae Valiukevicius and Burrow
2011Acritolepidae Burrow p. 1331

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderIschnacanthiformesBerg 1940
familyAcritolepidaeValiukevicius and Burrow 2005
familyAcritolepidaeValiukevicius and Burrow 2005

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. †Acritolepidae Valiukevicius and Burrow 2005
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G. †Nerepisacanthus Burrow 2011
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Nerepisacanthus denisoni Burrow 2011
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: Pridoli or 423.00000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Canada (New Brunswick) Nerepisacanthus denison (161317)