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Acanthodiformes

Chondrichthyes - Acanthodiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Acanthodiformes Berg
1988Acanthodiformes Carroll
1999Acanthodiformes Dineley and Metcalf p. 11
2011Acanthodiformes Long p. 242
2012Acanthodiformes Burrow et al.
2016Acanthodiformes Nelson et al. p. 100

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderAcanthodiformesBerg 1940
orderAcanthodiformesBerg 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. †Acanthodiformes Berg 1940
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Fm. †Acanthodidae Huxley 1861
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G. †Acanthodes Agassiz 1833
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†Acanthodes australis Woodward 1906
†Acanthodes beecheri Eastman 1902
†Acanthodes bridgei Zidek 1976
†Acanthodes bronni Agassiz 1833
†Acanthodes gracilis Beyrich 1949
†Acanthodes guizhouensis Wang and Turner 1985
†Acanthodes marshi Eastman 1902
†Acanthodes mitchelli Egerton 1861
†Acanthodes nitidus Woodward 1891
†Acanthodes ovensis White 1927
†Acanthodes peachi Egerton 1861
†Acanthodes punctatus Fritsch 1893
†Acanthodes pusillus Agassiz 1844
†Acanthodes pygmaeus Fritsch 1875
†Acanthodes rouvillei Sauvage 1883
†Acanthodes sulcatus Agassiz 1835
†Acanthodes wardi Egerton 1866
G. †Carycinacanthus Miles 1966
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G. †Cheiracanthus Agassiz 1835
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†Cheiracanthus latus Egerton 1861
†Cheiracanthus minor Agassiz 1835
†Cheiracanthus murchisoni Agassiz 1835
G. †Homalacanthus Russell 1951
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†Homalacanthus bergi Obruchev 1962
†Homalacanthus concinnus Russell 1951
G. †Protogonacanthus Miles 1966
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G. †Pseudacanthodes White and Moy-Thomas 1941
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†Pseudacanthodes pinnatus Fritsch 1893
G. †Traquairichthys Whitley 1933
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†Traquairichthys pygmaeus Fritsch 1875
G. †Triazeugacanthus Miles 1966
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†Triazeugacanthus affinis Whiteaves 1887
G. †Utahacanthus Schultze 1990
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†Utahacanthus guntheri Schultze 1990
Fm. †Howittacanthidae Zajıc 1995
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G. †Halimacanthodes Burrow et al. 2012
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†Halimacanthodes ahlbergi Burrow et al. 2012
G. †Howittacanthus Long 1986
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G. †Mesacanthus Traquair 1888
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†Mesacanthus mitchelli Egerton 1861
†Mesacanthus peachi Egerton 1861
†Mesacanthus pusillus Agassiz 1844
†Mesacanthus semistriatus Woodward 1892
Invalid names: Cheiracanthidae [empty], Mesacanthidae [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 Lochkovian to the top of the Sakmarian or 419.20000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (71 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Mesacanthus sp. (26908)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Russian Federation Acanthodes dublinensis (35710 35711 35713 35749)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Belarus (Vitebsk) Acanthodes sp. (232876 232877) Acanthodes sp., Cheiracanthus latus, Cheiracanthus splendens (232875)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Belarus (Mogilev) Acanthodes sp., Cheiracanthus sp., Cheiracanthus crassus, Cheiracanthus brevicostatus, Cheiracanthus splendens (232954)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Belarus (Gormel) Acanthodes sp., Cheiracanthus sp., Cheiracanthus crassus, Cheiracanthus latus, Cheiracanthus brevicostatus (232957) Acanthodes sp., Cheiracanthus sp., Cheiracanthus gibbosus, Cheiracanthus latus, Cheiracanthus brevicostatus (232956) Cheiracanthus sp., Cheiracanthus gibbosus, Cheiracanthus brevicostatus (232955)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Russian Federation Acanthodes dublinensis (35720)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Latvia Acanthodes sp., Cheiracanthus sp. (226510)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Belarus (Vitebsk) Acanthodes sp., Cheiracanthus sp., Cheiracanthus latus, Cheiracanthus brevicostatus (232958) Cheiracanthus sp. (232874)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Cheiracanthus sp. (226062)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Estonia Acanthodidae gen. et. sp. nov., Cheiracanthus sp. nov. 1, Cheiracanthus sp. nov. 2, Cheiracanthus brevicostatus, Cheiracanthus longicostatus (225851) Cheiracanthus sp. (225803)
Givetian - Frasnian387.7 - 372.2USA (Iowa) Acanthodes dublinensis (226053)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Quebec) Homalacanthus concinnus, Triazeugacanthus affinis (179176)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Australia (Western Australia) Halimacanthodes ahlbergi (172213)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Estonia Acanthodes sp. 1, Acanthodes sp. 2, Acanthodes sp. 3, Acanthodes sp. 4, Cheiracanthus brevicostatus (225778)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Latvia Acanthodes sp. (225777)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Belarus (Homel) Acanthodes sp. (232526 232528)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9South Africa (Eastern Cape) Acanthodidae indet. (68049)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7Russian Federation (Oryol Oblast) Acanthodes lopatini (226045)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Russian Federation (Tula) Acanthodes sp., Cheiracanthus sp. (225666)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Russian Federation (Lipetsk) Acanthodes sp. (225665)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Russian Federation (Tulskaya Oblast) Acanthodes sp., Cheiracanthus longicostatus (176224)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk Krai) Acanthodes lopatini, Homalacanthus sp., Carycinacanthus sp. (232962)
Tournaisian - Visean358.9 - 330.9China (Gansu) Acanthodes guizhouensis (120300)
Arundian346.7 - 340.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Acanthodes nitidus (90682)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Belarus (Homel) Acanthodes sp. (232527)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Acanthodes sulcatus (230471 230473 230477 230478 230479)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Acanthodes sulcatus (229842)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (Montana) Acanthodes lundi (116764 227065)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2USA (Utah) Utahacanthus guntheri (116509)
Bashkirian - Moscovian323.2 - 307.0United Kingdom (Cornwall) Acanthodes wardi (232960)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (Flintshire) Acanthodes sp. (233397) Acanthodes wardi (233393 233396 233398 233402)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (New Mexico) Acanthodes sp. (217021 217022 217023)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Acanthodes kinneyi (216992) Acanthodes kinneyi, Acanthodes sp. (217070) Acanthodes sp., Acanthodes kinneyi (216993 216994)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Acanthodes sp. (180633)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Czech Republic (Krkonose) Acanthodes sp., Acanthodes gracilis (232614)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Czech Republic (Liberec) Acanthodes gracilis (232993) Acanthodes sp. (231860 232994 232995) Acanthodes sp., Acanthodes gracilis (232996 232997)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1France Acanthodes sp. (34797)
Wolfcampian298.9 - 286.0USA (New Mexico) Acanthodes sp. (181077)
Permian298.9 - 251.902USA (Oklahoma) Acanthodes sp. (221392)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Kansas) Acanthodes sp. (130816 130817)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Acanthodes sp. (197925)