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Amelacanthus
Taxonomy
Amelacanthus was named by Maisey (1982) [Sepkoski's age data: D u Sepkoski's reference number: 746]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Ctenacanthidae by Maisey (1982); to Ctenacanthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Elasmobranchii by Elliot et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Ctenacanthidae by Maisey (1982); to Ctenacanthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Elasmobranchii by Elliot et al. (2004).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1982 | Amelacanthus Maisey |
| 2002 | Amelacanthus Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Amelacanthus Elliot et al. p. 275 |
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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. †Amelacanthus Maisey 1982
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†Amelacanthus laevis Davis 1883
†Amelacanthus plicatus Davis 1883
†Amelacanthus pustulatus Davis 1883
†Amelacanthus sulcatus Agassiz 1837
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Spathian or 358.90000 to 247.20000 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Mississippian | United Kingdom | Ctenacanthus sulcatus (137333) | |
| Moscovian | USA (Arizona) | A. sp. (90772) | |
| Asselian | USA (Kansas) | A. sp. (132374) | |
| Wordian | Oman | A. sulcatus (140660 140664 140665 140666) | |
| Spathian | Oman | A. sp. (173257) |