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Euthacanthidae

Chondrichthyes - Euthacanthidae

Taxonomy
Euthacanthidae was named by Berg (1940). It is not extant. Its type is Euthacanthus.

It was assigned to Acanthodii by Berg (1940); and to Climatiiformes by Nelson et al. (2016).

Subtaxa
Euthacanthus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Euthacanthidae Berg
2016Euthacanthidae Nelson et al. p. 99

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
familyEuthacanthidaeBerg 1940
familyEuthacanthidaeBerg 1940

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. †Euthacanthidae Berg 1940
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G. †Euthacanthus Powrie 1864
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Euthacanthus gracilis Powrie 1870
Euthacanthus macnicolli Powrie 1864
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Devonian or 419.20000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Euthacanthus gracilis (181898 181899)