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Climatiiformes

Chondrichthyes - Climatiiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Climatiiformes Berg
1999Climatiiformes Dineley and Metcalf p. 11
2002Climatiiformes Sepkoski
2011Climatiiformes Long p. 242
2016Climatiiformes Nelson et al. p. 98

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderClimatiiformesBerg 1940
orderClimatiiformesBerg 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. †Climatiiformes Berg 1940
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G. †Cassidiceps Gagnier and Wilson 1996
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†Cassidiceps vermiculatus Gagnier and Wilson 1996
Fm. †Climatiidae Berg 1940
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G. †Brachyacanthus Egerton 1860
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†Brachyacanthus scutiger Egerton 1860
G. †Brochoadmones Bernacsek and Dineley 1977
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†Brochoadmones milesi Bernascek and Dineley 1977
G. †Cheiracanthoides Wells 1944
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G. †Climatius Agassiz 1845
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†Climatius grandis Powrie 1870
†Climatius latispinosus Whiteaves 1881
†Climatius reticulatus Agassiz 1845
†Climatius scutiger Egerton 1860
†Climatius uncinatus Powrie 1864
G. †Erriwacanthus Orvig 1967
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†Erriwacanthus falcatus Orvig 1967
G. †Nostolepis Pander 1856
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†Nostolepis costata Goujet 1976
†Nostolepis gracilis Gross 1947
†Nostolepis robusta Brotzen 1934
†Nostolepis striata Pander 1856
G. †Sabrinacanthus Miles 1973
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†Sabrinacanthus arcuatus Agassiz 1837
G. †Vernicomacanthus Miles 1973
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Fm. †Culmacanthidae Long 1983
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G. †Culmacanthus Long 1983
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†Culmacanthus stewarti Hanke and Wilson 2004
Fm. †Gyracanthidae Woodward 1906
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G. †Aganacanthus Traquair 1884
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†Aganacanthus striatulus Traquair 1884
G. †Antacanthus Devalque 1877
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†Antacanthus insignis Dewalque 1877
G. †Gyracanthides Woodward 1906
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†Gyracanthides murrayi Woodward 1906
†Gyracanthides warreni White 1968
G. †Gyracanthus Agassiz 1836
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†Gyracanthus alleni Newberry 1873
†Gyracanthus alnwicensis Agassiz 1837
†Gyracanthus compressus Newberry 1873
†Gyracanthus convexus Gross 1933
†Gyracanthus cordatus Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Gyracanthus duplicatus Dawson 1868
†Gyracanthus falciformis Traquair 1902
†Gyracanthus formosus Agassiz 1836
†Gyracanthus incurvus Traquair 1890
†Gyracanthus inornatus Newberry 1889
†Gyracanthus magnificus Dawson 1868
†Gyracanthus nobilis Traquair 1883
†Gyracanthus obliquus M'Coy 1848
†Gyracanthus parvulus Bryant 1929
†Gyracanthus primaevus Eastman 1908
†Gyracanthus rectus Traquair 1890
†Gyracanthus rothrocki Wells and Blickle 1943
†Gyracanthus sarlei Hussakof and Bryant 1919
†Gyracanthus sherwoodi Newberry 1889
†Gyracanthus tuberculatus Agassiz 1837
†Gyracanthus youngii Traquair 1883
G. †Mitrodus Owen 1867
G. †Oracanthus Agassiz 1836
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†Oracanthus bochumensis Jaekel 1890
†Oracanthus lineatus Newberry 1897
†Oracanthus milleri Agassiz 1836
†Oracanthus minor Agassiz 1836
†Oracanthus multiseriatus Newberry 1857
†Oracanthus obliquus Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Oracanthus pnigeus Newberry and Worthen 1866
†Oracanthus pustulosus Agassiz 1836
†Oracanthus rectus Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Oracanthus triangularis Eastman 1917
†Oracanthus trigonalis Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Oracanthus vetustus Leidy 1855
G. †Hanilepis Wang and Dong 1989
G. †Kathemacanthus Gagnier and Wilson 1996
G. †Pruemolepis Vieth-Schreiner 1983
Invalid names: Brochoadmonidae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2009-12-09 04:51:13
Modified: 2009-12-09 06:54:46
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Homerian to the top of the Bashkirian or 430.50000 to 315.20000 Ma

Collections (54 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian430.5 - 427.4China (Sichuan) Nostolepis tewonensis (182550)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Nostolepis sp. (534)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0China (Yunnan) Hanilepis wangi, Nostolepis sp. (27796)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0China (Junnan) Hanilepis wangi, Nostolepis sp. (182558)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) Nostolepis striata (13820)
Kaugetuma423.0 - 421.5Estonia Nostolepis striata, Nostolepis gracilis (195606)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Estonia Nostolepis striata (13829) Nostolepis striata, Nostolepis gracilis (13830)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2China (Junnan) Hanilepis wangi, Nostolepis sp., Nostolepis sinica, Nostolepis striata (182559)
Paadla422.9 - 419.2Estonia Nostolepis striata (13826 13827)
Ohesaare421.5 - 419.2Estonia (Saare) Nostolepis striata, Nostolepis gracilis (193837)
Ohesaare421.5 - 419.2Estonia Climatius curvatus, Nostolepis striata, Nostolepis gracilis (13831)
Kuressaare421.3 - 419.2Estonia (Saare) Nostolepis striata (195605)
Kuressaare421.3 - 419.2Estonia Nostolepis striata (13828)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Climatius sp. (26908)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (England) Climatiiformes indet. (90352)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8France Nostolepis sp. (26983)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8China (Yunnan) Nostolepis sp. (162781)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Canada (Nova Scotia) Climatius sp. (14201)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Russian Federation Nostolepis sp. (26672 26673)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Bolivia Gyracanthus seriponensis, Gyracanthus sp., Climatius enodiscosta (25592)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3USA (Nevada) Nostolepis sp. (216483 216486 216487 216491 216493 216495 216496)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Russian Federation Cheiracanthoides comptus (35749) Cheiracanthoides sp. A, Cheiracanthoides sp. B, Nostolepis sp. A, Nostolepis sp. B, Cheiracanthoides comptus (35713) Cheiracanthoides sp. A, Nostolepis sp. A, Nostolepis sp. B, Cheiracanthoides comptus (35712) Nostolepis sp. A, Cheiracanthoides comptus (35710) Nostolepis sp. A, Nostolepis sp., Cheiracanthoides comptus (35711)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3South Africa Gyracanthus sp. (a), Gyracanthus sp. (b) (35578)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3New Zealand Nostolepis striata, Nostolepis gracilis (40524)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Russian Federation Cheiracanthoides sp. A, Nostolepis sp. A, Cheiracanthoides comptus (35720) Cheiracanthoides sp. A, Nostolepis sp. A, Nostolepis sp. B, Nostolepis sp., Cheiracanthoides comptus (35718) Cheiracanthoides sp. A, Nostolepis sp. C, Cheiracanthoides comptus (35715)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Latvia Nostolepis sp., Pruemolepis sp. (226510)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Estonia Cheiracanthoides estonicus (225794) Nostolepis kernavensis (225793)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Belarus Cheiracanthoides estonicus (225880)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Estonia Nostolepis gaujensis (225851)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Iran Climatiidae indet. (226048)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9Colombia (Boyacá) Nostolepis gaujensis (211928)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Latvia Nostolepis gaujensis (225777)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom Oracanthus milleri (132781 137333)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0United Kingdom (England) Gyracanthus sp. (22726)
Serpukhovian - Bashkirian330.9 - 315.2Canada (Nova Scotia) Gyracanthidae indet. (175248)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (West Virginia) Gyracanthus sp. (124949)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9United Kingdom Gyracanthus obliquus (132786)