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Haplacanthus

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Haplacanthus was named by Agassiz (1845) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-u D Fras Sepkoski's reference number: 455]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Acanthoessidae by Jordan (1963); to Acanthodii by Denison (1979); and to Acanthodida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Haplacanthus Agassiz
1963Haplacanthus Jordan p. 591
1979Haplacanthus Denison
2002Haplacanthus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
genusHaplacanthusAgassiz 1845

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. †Haplacanthus Agassiz 1845
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Haplacanthus marginalis Agassiz 1845
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: Late/Upper Emsian or 402.50000 to 380.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Belarus (Gormel) H. sp. (232957)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Latvia H. sp. (226510)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Belarus (Vitebsk) H. marginalis (232958)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Russian Federation H. sp. (90343)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Latvia H. ehrmanensis (225777)