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Poracanthodes

Chondrichthyes - Ischnacanthida

Taxonomy
Poracanthodes was named by Brotzen (1934) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ischnacanthida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Poracanthodes Brotzen
2002Poracanthodes Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderIschnacanthidaBerg 1940
genusPoracanthodesBrotzen 1934

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. †Poracanthodes Brotzen 1934
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Poracanthodes menneri Valiukevious 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2009-12-09 04:51:47
Modified: 2009-12-09 06:55:12
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ludfordian to the top of the Ohesaare or 425.60000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0China (Yunnan) P. qujingensis (27796)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0China (Junnan) P. qujingensis (182558)
Ohesaare421.5 - 419.2Estonia (Saare) P. punctatus (193837)