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Oracanthus

Chondrichthyes - Climatiiformes - Gyracanthidae

Taxonomy
Oracanthus was named by Agassiz (1836) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour C Serp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 455].

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Oracanthus Agassiz
1902Oracanthus Hay p. 334
1979Oracanthus Denison
2002Oracanthus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderClimatiiformesBerg 1940
familyGyracanthidaeWoodward 1906
genusOracanthus

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. †Oracanthus Agassiz 1836
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Oracanthus bochumensis Jaekel 1890
Oracanthus lineatus Newberry 1897
Oracanthus milleri Agassiz 1836
Oracanthus minor Agassiz 1836
Oracanthus multiseriatus Newberry 1857
Oracanthus obliquus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Oracanthus pnigeus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Oracanthus pustulosus Agassiz 1836
Oracanthus rectus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Oracanthus triangularis Eastman 1917
Oracanthus trigonalis Saint John and Worthen 1883
Oracanthus vetustus Leidy 1855
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 04:51:13
Modified: 2009-12-09 06:54:46
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Carroll 1988, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Mississippian or 358.90000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom O. milleri (132781 137333)