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Onchus

Chondrichthyes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Onchus Agassiz p. 6
1855Onchus M'Coy p. 577
1902Onchus Hay p. 326
1932Onchus Bryant p. 252
1963Onchus Jordan p. 592
1979Onchus Denison
2002Onchus Sepkoski

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

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. †Onchus Agassiz 1837
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Onchus arcuatus Agassiz 1837
Onchus besomensis White 1961
Onchus clintoni Claypole 1885
Onchus granulatus Roemer 1885
Onchus graptolitarum Fritsch 1907
Onchus hamatus Agassiz 1837
Onchus latus Leriche 1931
Onchus major Etheridge 1872
Onchus murchisoni Agassiz 1837
Onchus overathensis Gross 1937
Onchus penetrans Bryant 1932
Onchus pennsylvanicus Claypole 1885
Onchus rarus Liepin'sh 1959
Onchus rectus Eastman 1899
Onchus semistriatus Agassiz 1837
Onchus siluricus Fritsch 1907
Onchus sublaevis Agassiz 1845
Onchus tenuistriatus Agassiz 1837
Onchus verus Schmidt 1954
Onchus wheathillensis White 1961
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: Carroll 1988, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ludfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Severodvinian or 425.60000 to 252.30000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) O. sp. (8325)
Ohesaare423.0 - 419.2Estonia O. murchisoni, O. tenuistriatus (13831)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2United Kingdom (Shropshire) O. tenuistriatus (132714)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Czech Republic O. sp. (13894)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Estonia O. roemeri, O. tenuistriatus (13829) O. tenuistriatus (13830)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Canada (Nova Scotia) O. sp. (14201)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (England) O. besomensis, O. wheathillensis (90352)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.2 - 407.6USA (Ohio) O. sp. (26874)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Bolivia O. punctuatus, O. sicaeformis, O. sp. (25592)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3USA (Wyoming) O. penetrans (26176)
Urzhumian - Early/Lower Severodvinian268.0 - 252.3Russian Federation (Tatarstan) O. sp. (27931)