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Acanthias geelongensis

Chondrichthyes - Squalidae

Taxonomy
Acanthias geelongensis was named by Chapman and Pritchard (1904). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Orphanage Hill, which is in a Langhian marine horizon in Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Acanthias geelongensis Chapman and Pritchard p. 269 figs. Plate XI, Fig. 15
1924Acanthias geelongensis Chapman and Cudmore p. 109

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Selachii
superorderSqualimorphi
SqualidaNelson et al. 2016
Squaliformes(Goodrich 1909)
familySqualidaeBonaparte 1834
genusAcanthias
speciesgeelongensis

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.

Acanthias geelongensis Chapman and Pritchard 1904
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:18:41
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:41
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Langhian or 28.10000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) Acanthias geelongensis (176296)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Acanthias geelongensis (type locality: 204306)