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Listracanthidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Listracanthidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 326 - 318 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Chondrichthyes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Chondrichthyes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. M. Martill, P. J. A. Del Strother, and F. Gallien. 2014. Acanthorhachis, a new genus of shark from the Carboniferous (Westphalian) of Yorkshire, England. Geological Magazine 151:517-533 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Acanthorhachis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Listracanthus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 13 | 326 Ma Carboniferous | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2014 | Listracanthidae Martill et al. p. 523 |
References
| Martill D. M., Del Strother P. J. A., et al (2014) Acanthorhachis, a new genus of shark from the Carboniferous (Westphalian) of Yorkshire, England, Geological Magazine 151, 517-533 |
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!
