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Acrodus
Taxonomy
Acrodus was named by Agassiz (1834) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Indu-u K Camp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 884].
It was assigned to Gestracionidae by Alessandri (1896); to Heterodontidae by Hay (1902), Jordan and Hanibal (1923) and Jordan (1963); to Cestraciontidae by Leidy (1873), Woodward (1889), Woodward (1916) and Sahni and Chhabra (1976); to Hybodontidae by Rieppel (1981), Thomson (1982) and Maisey (1987); to Ctenacanthida by Sepkoski (2002); to Hybodontoidea by Irmis (2005); and to Acrodontidae by Herman (1977), Murry (1989), Kindlimann (1990), Johns (1997), Mutter (1998), Chrzastek (2008) and Ginter et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Gestracionidae by Alessandri (1896); to Heterodontidae by Hay (1902), Jordan and Hanibal (1923) and Jordan (1963); to Cestraciontidae by Leidy (1873), Woodward (1889), Woodward (1916) and Sahni and Chhabra (1976); to Hybodontidae by Rieppel (1981), Thomson (1982) and Maisey (1987); to Ctenacanthida by Sepkoski (2002); to Hybodontoidea by Irmis (2005); and to Acrodontidae by Herman (1977), Murry (1989), Kindlimann (1990), Johns (1997), Mutter (1998), Chrzastek (2008) and Ginter et al. (2010).
Species
A. acutus, A. affinis, A. alexandrae, A. anningiae, A. braunii, A. cretaceus, A. cuneocostatus, A. dolloi, A. emmonsi, A. flemingianus, A. gaillardoti, A. georgii, A. giedroyci, A. hirudo, A. humilis, A. jaeckeli, A. keuperinus, A. lateralis (syn. Strophodus pulvinatus, A. immarginatus, Strophodus virgatus, Hybodus thuringiae, Strophodus rugosus), A. nitidus, A. nobilis (syn. A. arietis, A. latus, A. gibberulus), A. olsoni, A. oppenheimeri, A. oreodontus, A. paranense, A. scaber, A. spitzbergensis, A. substriatus, A. sweetlacruzensis, A. transversus, A. undulatus, A. vermicularis, A. vermiformis, A. wempliae
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1834 | Acrodus Agassiz p. 90 |
| 1844 | Thectodus Meyer and Plieninger |
| 1873 | Acrodus Leidy p. 352 |
| 1889 | Acrodus Woodward p. 279 |
| 1896 | Acrodus Alessandri p. 723 |
| 1902 | Acrodus Hay p. 299 |
| 1916 | Acrodus Woodward p. 14 |
| 1923 | Acrodus Jordan and Hanibal p. 30 |
| 1963 | Acrodus Jordan p. 595 |
| 1963 | Thectodus Jordan p. 595 |
| 1976 | Acrodus Sahni and Chhabra p. 220 |
| 1977 | Acrodus Herman p. 25 |
| 1981 | Acrodus Rieppel p. 327 |
| 1982 | Acrodus Thomson p. 2 |
| 1987 | Acrodus Maisey p. 27 |
| 1989 | Acrodus Murry p. 253 |
| 1990 | Acrodus Kindlimann p. 834 |
| 1997 | Acrodus Johns p. 30 |
| 1998 | Acrodus Mutter p. 517 |
| 2002 | Acrodus Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Acrodus Irmis p. 65 |
| 2008 | Acrodus Chrzastek p. 228 |
| 2010 | Acrodus Ginter et al. p. 89 |
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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.
G. †Acrodus Agassiz 1834
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†Acrodus acutus Agassiz 1839
†Acrodus affinis Reuss 1845
†Acrodus alexandrae Wemple 1906
†Acrodus anningiae Agassiz 1843
†Acrodus braunii Agassiz 1839
†Acrodus cretaceus Dixon 1850
†Acrodus cuneocostatus Cuny et al. 2001
†Acrodus dolloi Leriche 1911
†Acrodus emmonsi Leidy 1872
†Acrodus flemingianus de Koninck 1863
†Acrodus gaillardoti Agassiz 1834
†Acrodus georgii Mutter 1998
†Acrodus giedroyci Dalinkevičius 1935
†Acrodus hirudo Agassiz 1839
†Acrodus humilis Leidy 1872
†Acrodus jaeckeli Waagen 1895
†Acrodus keuperinus Murchison and Strickland 1837
†Acrodus lateralis Agassiz 1839
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Invalid names: Acrodus immarginatus von Meyer 1849 [synonym], Hybodus thuringiae Giebel 1856 [synonym], Strophodus pulvinatus Schmid 1861 [synonym], Strophodus rugosus Schmid 1861 [synonym], Strophodus virgatus Schmid 1861 [synonym]
†Acrodus nitidus Woodward 1888
†Acrodus nobilis Agassiz 1837
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Invalid names: Acrodus arietis Quenstedt 1858 [synonym], Acrodus gibberulus Agassiz 1839 [synonym], Acrodus latus Agassiz 1839 [synonym]
†Acrodus olsoni Johnson 1981
†Acrodus oppenheimeri Stensiö 1921
†Acrodus oreodontus Wemple 1906
†Acrodus paranense Alessandri 1896
†Acrodus scaber Stensiö 1921
†Acrodus spitzbergensis Hulke 1873
†Acrodus substriatus Schmid 1861
†Acrodus sweetlacruzensis Johnson 1981
†Acrodus transversus Agassiz 1837
†Acrodus undulatus Agassiz 1839
†Acrodus vermicularis Stensio 1921
†Acrodus vermiformis Stensiö 1921
†Acrodus wempliae Jordan 1907
Invalid names: Thectodus Meyer and Plieninger 1844 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Collections (138 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Asselian | USA (Kansas) | A. sp. (132372) | |
| Permian | USA (Oklahoma) | A. olsoni, A. sweetlacruzensis (221392) | |
| Artinskian - Kungurian | USA (Texas) | A. olsoni, A. sweetlacruzensis (117094) A. sp., A. olsoni, A. sweetlacruzensis (117095) | |
| Kungurian | USA (Texas) | A. olsoni (117092) A. olsoni, A. sweetlacruzensis (117093) | |
| Roadian | Japan | A. sp. (90286) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Hungary | A. gaillardoti (131451) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Iran (Fars) | A. sp. (137396) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Latvia | A. sp. (222509 222510) | |
| Changhsingian | Iran | A. sp. (137399) | |
| Early/Lower Triassic | Pakistan | A. flemingianus (143617) A. sp. (143618) | |
| Early/Lower Triassic - Middle Triassic | India | A. substraitus (153356) | |
| Smithian | Russian Federation | A. cuneocostatus (90220 90221 90222) | |
| Smithian | Pakistan | A. jaeckeli (143622) | |
| Spathian | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | A. sp. (149369) A. sp., A. gaillardoti, A. spitzbergensis, A. scaber, A. oppenheimeri, A. lateralis (196857) A. spitzbergensis (149381) A. spitzbergensis, A. scaber (120306) A. spitzbergensis, A. vermiformis (120222 120365) | |
| Dienerian | Madagascar (Diana) | A. sp. (117105) | |
| Dienerian | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | A. scaber (120223) A. spitzbergensis (118074 153411) | |
| Dienerian | Russian Federation | A. cuneocostatus (90211 90218) | |
| Anisian | Germany | A. gaillardoti (137679) A. lateralis (137641 137682 137684) | |
| Anisian | Bosnia and Herzegovina | A. sp. (99768) | |
| Anisian | Turkey | A. sp. (98012) | |
| Anisian | United Kingdom (England) | A. sp. (97695) | |
| Bithynian | USA (Nevada) | A. cuneocostatus, A. spitzbergensis, A. vermicularis, A. oreodontus (93564) | |
| Illyrian | Germany (Niedersachsen) | A. lateralis (139348) | |
| Illyrian | Switzerland (Ticino) | A. georgii (44617 44618 44620) | |
| Illyrian | Switzerland | A. lateralis (98104 132283 132284 132290 132291 132292 147351) A. sp. (122060 132286 139863) | |
| Pelsonian | Austria | A. sp. (99797) | |
| Pelsonian | China (Yunnan) | A. sp. A, A. sp. B (229833) | |
| Anisian - Ladinian | USA (Nevada) | A. alexandrae (136680) A. oreodontus (136681) | |
| Anisian - Ladinian | France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) | A. sp. (31769) A. sp., A. gaillardoti, A. substriatus (31768) | |
| Anisian - Ladinian | Poland | A. sp., A. lateralis (146920) | |
| Anisian - Ladinian | Germany | A. gaillardoti (131730 131731) | |
| Middle Triassic | India (Kashmir) | A. substraitus (153353) | |
| Middle Triassic | India (Uttaranchal) | A. substraitus, A. lateralis (153358) | |
| Middle Triassic | India | A. substraitus (153355 153357) A. substraitus, A. lateralis (153354) | |
| Middle Triassic | USA (Nevada) | A. alexandrae (34267) | |
| Ladinian | Germany | A. gaillardoti (131812 137676) | |
| Ladinian | France (Grand Est) | A. gaillardoti (137680) | |
| Ladinian | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | A. oppenheimeri (120224 120225 120226) | |
| Ladinian | Saudi Arabia | A. spp. (149547) | |
| Fassanian | Switzerland | A. lateralis (132289) | |
| Longobardian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | A. sp. (101873) | |
| Longobardian | France (Grand Est) | A. lateralis, A. substriatus (139873 139874) | |
| Carnian | Japan | A. sp. (119672) | |
| Carnian | Canada (British Columbia) | A. sp. (150076 150078 150146 150234 150236) | |
| Carnian - Norian | Canada (British Columbia) | A. sp. (150231) | |
| Carnian - Rhaetian | United Kingdom | A. keuperinus (137686 137687 137690) | |
| Carnian - Rhaetian | United Kingdom (England) | A. keuperinus (137688) | |
| Carnian - Rhaetian | United Kingdom (Worcestershire) | Hybodus keuperinus (137692) | |
| Julian | Italy | A. sp. (144938) | |
| Tuvalian | USA (California) | A. wempliae (136682 136683) | |
| Norian | USA (Arizona) | A. sp. (39160 84263 84265 92850) | |
| Rhaetian | France (Bourgogne) | A. sp. (109711) | |
| Rhaetian | Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) | A. sp. (22684) | |
| Rhaetian | Germany (Vienna) | A. sp., A. lateralis (189823) | |
| Rhaetian | United Kingdom (England) | A. sp. (89048 96616) | |
| Rhaetian | France (Franche-Comté) | A. acutus (149403 149404) A. nobilis (149398) | |
| Rhaetian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | A. sp. (131422) Thectodus crenatus (91635) | |
| Rhaetian | Germany | A. gaillardoti (122369) | |
| Hettangian - Sinemurian | United Kingdom | A. nobilis (137698 137700) | |
| Sinemurian | United Kingdom (England) | A. nobilis, A. anningiae (122153 122155) | |
| Sinemurian | Switzerland | A. nobilis (148848) | |
| Bucklandi | Belgium | A. nobilis (139852) | |
| Early/Lower Sinemurian | Belgium | A. anningiae (179493) | |
| Early/Lower Sinemurian | United Kingdom (England) | A. anningiae (122371) | |
| Semicostatum | Belgium | A. anningiae (179492 179494) A. nobilis (139851) A. undulatus (139849) | |
| Semicostatum | France (Normandy) | A. nobilis (139837) | |
| Pliensbachian | United Kingdom (England) | A. anningiae (105605) | |
| Early/Lower Bajocian | France (Grand Est) | A. sp. (179498) | |
| Bathonian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | A. sp. (40696 105872 139746) | |
| Late/Upper Jurassic | United Kingdom (Scotland) | A. sp. (105332) | |
| Kimmeridgian | Portugal (Leiria) | A. sp. (24563) | |
| Tithonian - Berriasian | Thailand (Kalasin) | Hybodontidae indet. (157421) | |
| Early/Lower Cretaceous - Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | A. sp. (59355) | |
| Hauterivian | France | A. sp. (2203) | |
| Aptian - Albian | Thailand (Nakhon Ratchasima) | A. sp. (48875) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | Lithuania | A. giedroyci (213709 213710) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Russian Federation (Moscow) | A. sp. (138814) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Lithuania | A. giedroyci (213720) | |
| Thanetian | USA (New Jersey) | A. humilus (3113) |