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Apateacanthus

Chondrichthyes - Ischnacanthiformes - Ischnacanthidae

Taxonomy
Apateacanthus was named by Woodward (1891) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras Sepkoski's reference number: 455].

It was assigned to Ichthyodorulites by Hay (1902); to Ischnacanthidae by Denison (1979); and to Ischnacanthida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Apateacanthus Woodward p. 118
1902Apateacanthus Hay p. 331
1979Apateacanthus Denison
2002Apateacanthus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderIschnacanthiformesBerg 1940
familyIschnacanthidaeWoodward 1891
genusApateacanthus

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. †Apateacanthus Woodward 1891
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Apateacanthus dentatus Hussakof and Bryant 1919
Apateacanthus peculiaris Hussakof 1913
Apateacanthus vetustus Clarke 1885
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available