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Homacanthus
Taxonomy
Homacanthus was named by Agassiz (1845) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife C Bash-u Sepkoski's reference number: 455]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Ichthyodorulites by Hay (1902); to Acanthodii by Denison (1979); and to Acanthodii by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Ichthyodorulites by Hay (1902); to Acanthodii by Denison (1979); and to Acanthodii by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
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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. †Homacanthus Agassiz 1845
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†Homacanthus acinaciformis Eastman 1903
†Homacanthus arcuatus Agassiz 1844
†Homacanthus delicatulus Eastman 1903
†Homacanthus elegans Davis 1879
†Homacanthus gracilis Whiteaves 1889
†Homacanthus jaekeli Gross 1933
†Homacanthus macrodus M'Coy 1848
†Homacanthus microdus M'Coy 1848
†Homacanthus parvulus Newverry 1875
†Homacanthus sveteensis Gross 1942
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Givetian to the top of the Early/Lower Mississippian or 388.10000 to 346.70000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Devonian | USA (Pennsylvania) | H. acinaciformis (133261) | |
| Early/Lower Givetian | Estonia | H. sp., H. gracilis (225851) | |
| Early/Lower Mississippian | USA (Iowa) | H. delicatulus (133259) | |
| Mississippian | United Kingdom | H. macrodus, H. microdus (132781) H. microdus (137333) |