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Acondylacanthus nuperus ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)244905https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=244905
Rankspecies (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Ctenacanthiformes : Ctenacanthidae : Acondylacanthus : Acondylacanthus nuperus
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
classChondrichthyesHuxley 1880
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii
orderCtenacanthiformes
familyCtenacanthidaeDean 1909
genusAcondylacanthusJohn and Worthen 1875
speciesAcondylacanthus nuperusSt John and Worthen 1883
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Acondylacanthus nuperusspeciesbelongs to Acondylacanthusstated with evidenceSt John and Worthen, 1883
Acondylacanthus nuperusspeciesbelongs to Acondylacanthusstated without evidenceHay, 1902
Acondylacanthus nuperusspeciesbelongs to Acondylacanthusstated with evidenceItano et al., 2003
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance315 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Last Recorded Appearance315 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Environmentmarine (based on Vertebrata)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Ctenacanthiformes)
Dietcarnivore (based on Ctenacanthiformes)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)W. M. Itano, K. J. Houck, and M. G. Lockley. 2003. Ctenacanthus and other chondrichthyan spines and denticles from the Minturn Formation (Pennsylvanian) of Colorado. Journal of Paleontology 77:524-535

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1883Acondylacanthus nuperus St John and Worthen p. 242 figs. Pl 26, figs 3a-3c
1902Acondylacanthus nuperus Hay p. 330
2003Acondylacanthus nuperus Itano et al. p. 530 figs. 10.1-10.3

References

Itano W. M., Houck K. J., et al (2003) Ctenacanthus and other chondrichthyan spines and denticles from the Minturn Formation (Pennsylvanian) of Colorado, Journal of Paleontology 77, 524-535
Hay O. P. (1902) , Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 179, 1-868
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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