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Acanthodus
Taxonomy
Acanthodus is a genus. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Acanthodontidae by Pyle and Barnes (2002); and to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Acanthodontidae by Pyle and Barnes (2002); and to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Acanthodus Pyle and Barnes p. 59 |
| 2002 | Acanthodus Sepkoski |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Lancefieldian to the top of the Early/Lower Devonian or 484.30000 to 393.30000 Ma
Collections (44 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tremadoc | USA (Colorado) | A. lineatus (204049) | |
| Tremadoc | South Korea (Kangweondo) | A. lineatus (203851 203855 203856) | |
| Tremadoc | Russian Federation (Siberia) | A. sp. (9275 9276 9285) | |
| Tremadoc | Canada (British Columbia) | A. lineatus (203831) A. lineatus, A. uncinatus (203827 203828 203829 203830 203832 203833 203834 203849) | |
| Tremadoc | Sweden | A. uncinatus (203725) | |
| Tremadoc | China (Hubei) | A. sp. (4737 4738) | |
| Gasconadian | USA (Texas) | A. lineatus, A. sp. (203905) A. lineatus, A. uncinctus (203906) | |
| Gasconadian | Canada (Quebec) | A. uncinatus (203942) | |
| Gasconadian | USA (New Mexico) | A. lineatus (203901 203902 203903 203904) | |
| Tremadocian | USA (New York) | A. uncinatus (174039 174040 174041 174044 174045 174046 174047) | |
| Stairsian - Tulean | USA (Nevada) | A. lineatus (204044 204046) | |
| Lancefieldian | Australia (South Australia) | A. lineatus (203884) | |
| Caradoc | Russian Federation (Siberia) | A. sp. (9307 9309 9310) | |
| Sandbian - Katian | Russian Federation (Siberia) | A. comptus (206485) A. elegans (206494) | |
| Pusgillian | Russian Federation (Siberia) | A. sp. (9312) | |
| Rawtheyan - Cautleyan | Russian Federation (Siberia) | A. sp. (9313) | |
| Early/Lower Devonian | USA (Nevada) | A. sp. (216486) |