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Acanthastus

Pterobranchia

Taxonomy
Acanthastus was named by Kozlowski (1948) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Acanthastida by Bulman (1970); and to Graptolithina by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Acanthastus Kozlowski
1970Acanthastus Bulman p. V138
2002Acanthastus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
AcanthastidaKozlowski 1949
genusAcanthastusKozlowski 1948

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. †Acanthastus Kozlowski 1948
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available