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Acanthodus uncinatus

Conodonta - Protopanderodontida - Acanthodontidae

Taxonomy
Acanthodus uncinatus was named by Furnish (1938).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Acanthodus uncinatus Furnish
1988Acanthodus uncinctus Repetski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumConodontophorida()
RankNameAuthor
classConodonta
orderProtopanderodontida
familyAcanthodontidaeLindström 1970
genusAcanthodus
speciesuncinatusFurnish 1938

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.

†Acanthodus uncinatus Furnish 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 07:48:42
Modified: 2010-02-12 04:00:46
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Gasconadian to the top of the Tremadocian or 485.40000 to 477.70000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Sweden Acanthodus uncinatus (203725)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Canada (British Columbia) Acanthodus uncinatus (203827 203828 203829 203830 203832 203833 203834 203849)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (Texas) Acanthodus uncinctus (203906)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7Canada (Quebec) Acanthodus uncinatus (203942)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7USA (New York) Acanthodus uncinatus (174039 174040 174041 174044 174045 174046 174047)