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Acrodontidae
Taxonomy
Acrodontidae was named by Casier (1959).
It was assigned to Ctenacanthoidei by Herman (1977); to Hybodontoidea by Murry (1989), Kindlimann (1990), Delsate and Duffin (1993), Johns (1997), Mutter (1998), Delsate (2003), Yamagishi (2004), Chrzastek (2008), Ginter et al. (2010) and Pla et al. (2013); and to Hybodontiformes by Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Ctenacanthoidei by Herman (1977); to Hybodontoidea by Murry (1989), Kindlimann (1990), Delsate and Duffin (1993), Johns (1997), Mutter (1998), Delsate (2003), Yamagishi (2004), Chrzastek (2008), Ginter et al. (2010) and Pla et al. (2013); and to Hybodontiformes by Nelson et al. (2016).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1959 | Acrodontidae Casier |
| 1977 | Acrodontidae Herman p. 17 |
| 1989 | Acrodontidae Murry p. 253 |
| 1990 | Acrodontidae Kindlimann p. 834 |
| 1993 | Acrodontidae Delsate and Duffin p. 114 |
| 1997 | Acrodontidae Johns p. 30 |
| 1998 | Acrodontidae Mutter p. 517 |
| 2003 | Acrodontidae Delsate p. 4 |
| 2004 | Acrodontidae Yamagishi p. 568 |
| 2008 | Acrodontidae Chrzastek p. 228 |
| 2010 | Acrodontidae Ginter et al. p. 89 |
| 2013 | Acrodontidae Pla et al. p. 771 |
| 2016 | Acrodontidae Nelson et al. p. 56 |
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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.
Fm. †Acrodontidae Casier 1959
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Subfm. †Acrodontinae Maisey 1989
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G. †Asteracanthus Agassiz 1836
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†Asteracanthus acutus Agassiz 1837
†Asteracanthus aegyptiacus Stromer 1927
†Asteracanthus compressus Rogovich 1861
†Asteracanthus granulosus Egerton 1854
†Asteracanthus magnus Agassiz 1838
†Asteracanthus medius Owen 1869
†Asteracanthus minor Agassiz 1837
†Asteracanthus ornatissimus Agassiz 1836
†Asteracanthus papillosus Egerton 1854
†Asteracanthus semisulcatus Agassiz 1837
†Asteracanthus siderius Leidy 1870
†Asteracanthus somaensis Yabe 1902
†Asteracanthus tenuis Agassiz 1838
Invalid names: Curtodus Sauvage 1867 [synonym]
G. †Acrodus Agassiz 1834
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†Acrodus acutus Agassiz 1839
†Acrodus affinis Reuss 1845
†Acrodus alexandrae Wemple 1906
†Acrodus anningiae Agassiz 1843
†Acrodus braunii Agassiz 1839
†Acrodus cretaceus Dixon 1850
†Acrodus cuneocostatus Cuny et al. 2001
†Acrodus dolloi Leriche 1911
†Acrodus emmonsi Leidy 1872
†Acrodus flemingianus de Koninck 1863
†Acrodus gaillardoti Agassiz 1834
†Acrodus georgii Mutter 1998
†Acrodus giedroyci Dalinkevičius 1935
†Acrodus hirudo Agassiz 1839
†Acrodus humilis Leidy 1872
†Acrodus jaeckeli Waagen 1895
†Acrodus keuperinus Murchison and Strickland 1837
†Acrodus lateralis Agassiz 1839
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Invalid names: Acrodus immarginatus von Meyer 1849 [synonym], Hybodus thuringiae Giebel 1856 [synonym], Strophodus pulvinatus Schmid 1861 [synonym], Strophodus rugosus Schmid 1861 [synonym], Strophodus virgatus Schmid 1861 [synonym]
†Acrodus nitidus Woodward 1888
†Acrodus nobilis Agassiz 1837
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Invalid names: Acrodus arietis Quenstedt 1858 [synonym], Acrodus gibberulus Agassiz 1839 [synonym], Acrodus latus Agassiz 1839 [synonym]
†Acrodus olsoni Johnson 1981
†Acrodus oppenheimeri Stensiö 1921
†Acrodus oreodontus Wemple 1906
†Acrodus paranense Alessandri 1896
†Acrodus scaber Stensiö 1921
†Acrodus spitzbergensis Hulke 1873
†Acrodus substriatus Schmid 1861
†Acrodus sweetlacruzensis Johnson 1981
†Acrodus transversus Agassiz 1837
†Acrodus undulatus Agassiz 1839
†Acrodus vermicularis Stensio 1921
†Acrodus vermiformis Stensiö 1921
†Acrodus wempliae Jordan 1907
Invalid names: Thectodus Meyer and Plieninger 1844 [synonym]
G. †Palaeobates
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†Palaeobates angustissimus Agassiz 1834
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Invalid names: Palaeobates acrodiformis Schmid 1861 [synonym], Palaeobates ovalis Schmid 1861 [synonym], Strophodus elytra Agassiz 1838 [synonym]
†Palaeobates polaris Stensiö 1921
†Palaeobates reticulatus Duffin 1998
†Palaeobates shastensis Bryant 1914
G. †Strophodus Agassiz 1838
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†Strophodus asper Agassiz 1837
†Strophodus eocenicus Tate 1894
†Strophodus irregularis Agassiz 1838
†Strophodus jaisalmerensis Kumar et al. 2021
†Strophodus punctatus Agassiz 1838
†Strophodus radiatopunctatus Agassiz 1838
†Strophodus radiatus Münster 1846
†Strophodus rebecae Carrillo-Briceño and Cadena 2022
†Strophodus reticulatus Agassiz 1838
†Strophodus subreticulatus Agassiz 1838
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Collections (227 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Devonian | USA (Kentucky) | Asteracanthus siderius (87058) | |
| Asselian | USA (Kansas) | Acrodus sp. (132372) | |
| Permian | USA (Oklahoma) | Acrodus olsoni, Acrodus sweetlacruzensis (221392) | |
| Artinskian - Kungurian | USA (Texas) | Acrodus olsoni, Acrodus sweetlacruzensis (117094) Acrodus sp., Acrodus olsoni, Acrodus sweetlacruzensis (117095) | |
| Kungurian | USA (Texas) | Acrodus olsoni (117092) Acrodus olsoni, Acrodus sweetlacruzensis (117093) | |
| Roadian | Japan | Acrodus sp. (90286) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Hungary | Acrodus gaillardoti (131451) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Latvia | Acrodus sp. (222509 222510) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Iran (Fars) | Acrodus sp. (137396) Asteracanthus sp. (137397) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Jiangxi) | Sinacrodus donglingensis (119814 119815) | |
Youngest occurrences |
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
| Campanian - Maastrichtian | Sudan (Ash Shamaliyah) | Asteracanthus aegyptiacus (38682) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian | USA (North Carolina) | Asteracanthus sp., Edaphodon sp. (57918) | |
| Maastrichtian | Niger | Asteracanthus aegyptiacus (229528 229529) | |
| Maastrichtian | Niger (Tahoua) | Asteracanthus aegyptiacus (48868 178660) | |
| Maastrichtian | Mali (Kidal) | Asteracanthus sp. (206855) | |
| Thanetian | USA (New Jersey) | Acrodus humilus (3113) | |
| Eocene | Australia (Victoria) | Asteracanthus eocaenicus (122467) | |
| Aquitanian | Australia (Tasmania) | Strophodus eocenicus (28307) | |
| Messinian | Australia (Victoria) | Strophodus eocenicus (46167) | |
| Messinian - Zanclean | Australia (Victoria) | Asteracanthus sp. (154112) | |