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Notacanthus
Taxonomy
Notacanthus was named by Bloch (1788) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Anguilliformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Notacanthidae by Ohe and Araki (1973) and Schwarzhans (2007).
It was assigned to Anguilliformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Notacanthidae by Ohe and Araki (1973) and Schwarzhans (2007).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1788 | Notacanthus Bloch p. 278 |
| 1973 | Notacanthus Ohe and Araki p. 411 |
| 2002 | Notacanthus Sepkoski |
| 2007 | Notacanthus Schwarzhans p. 305 |
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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. Notacanthus Bloch 1788
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†Notacanthus circulus Ohe and Araki 1973
†Notacanthus nolfi Schwarzhans 2007
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 47.80000 to 11.60800 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Lutetian | Germany (Lower Saxony,) | N. nolfi (188954) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Japan (Mie) | N. circulus (222497) | |
| Middle Miocene | Japan (Aichi) | N. abbotti (161449) |