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Diplacanthiformes

Chondrichthyes - Diplacanthiformes

Taxonomy
Diplacanthiformes was named by Berg (1940).

It was assigned to Acanthodii by Burrows (2007); to Acanthodii by Nelson et al. (2016); and to Acanthodii by Burrow and Elliott (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Diplacanthiformes Berg
2007Diplacanthiformes Burrows
2016Diplacanthiformes Nelson et al. p. 99
2023Diplacanthiformes Burrow and Elliott p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderDiplacanthiformesBerg 1940
orderDiplacanthiformesBerg 1940

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.

Or. †Diplacanthiformes Berg 1940
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G. †Bryantonchus Burrow 2007
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Bryantonchus peracutus Bryant 1934
G. †Devononchus Gross 1940
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Devononchus concinnus Gross 1940
Devononchus laevis Gross 1933
Fm. †Diplacanthidae Woodward 1891
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G. †Diplacanthus Agassiz 1843
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Diplacanthus balticus Gross 1973
Diplacanthus carinatus Gross 1973
Diplacanthus ellsi Gagnier 1996
Diplacanthus horridus Woodward 1892
Diplacanthus longispinus Agassiz 1844
Diplacanthus striatus Agassiz 1844
Diplacanthus tenuistriatus Traquair 1894
G. †Florestacanthus Burrow et al. 2003
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Florestacanthus morenoi Burrow et al. 2003
G. †Gladiobranchus Bernacsek and Dineley 1977
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Gladiobranchus probaton Bernascek and Dineley 1977
Invalid names: Gladiobranchidae [empty]
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: Carroll 1988, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Emsian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 402.50000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3USA (Wyoming) Onchus peracutus (26176)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Belarus (Gormel) Diplacanthus sp. (232955)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9USA (California) Bryantonchus peracutus (206449)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Latvia Diplacanthus sp. (226510)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Belarus (Vitebsk) Diplacanthus sp. (232958)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Estonia Diplacanthus gravis (225803 225804) Diplacanthus gravis, Diplacanthus sp., Diplacanthus carinatus (225851)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Belarus Devononchus concinnus, Diplacanthus gravis (225886) Diplacanthus gravis (225885)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Russian Federation Devononchus concinnus (90343)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2Belarus Devononchus concinnus, Diplacanthus gravis (225887)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Quebec) Diplacanthus ellsi, Diplacanthus horridus (179176)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9Colombia (Boyacá) Florestacanthus morenoi (211928)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Latvia Devononchus concinnus (225777)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Belarus Devononchus concinnus (225888)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9South Africa (Eastern Cape) Diplacanthus acus, Diplacanthidae indet. (68049)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7Russian Federation (Oryol Oblast) Devononchus sp. (226045)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Russian Federation (Tulskaya Oblast) Devononchus laevis, Devononchus tenuispinus (176224)