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Asteracanthus siderius

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4964543https://www.gbif.org/species/4964543
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)142487https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=142487
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Acrodontidae : Asteracanthus : Asteracanthus siderius
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Acrodontidae : Asteracanthus : Asteracanthus siderius
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
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
-Hybodontida
orderHybodontiformes
superfamilyHybodontoideaZangerl 1981
familyAcrodontidaeCasier 1959
subfamilyAcrodontinaeMaisey 1989
genusAsteracanthusAgassiz 1837
speciesAsteracanthus sideriusLeidy 1870
Generic NameAsteracanthus
Scientific NameAsteracanthus siderius Leidy, 1870
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Asteracanthus sideriusspeciesbelongs to Asteracanthusstated without evidenceLeidy, 1870
Asteracanthus sideriusspeciesbelongs to Asteracanthusstated with evidenceLeidy, 1873
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance419 - 359 Ma
Devonian
Last Recorded Appearance419 - 359 Ma
Devonian
Environmentmarine (based on Vertebrata)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Chondrichthyes)
Dietcarnivore (based on Chondrichthyes)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. Leidy. 1870. [Remarks on ichthyorudiolites and on certain fossil Mammalia]. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 22(1):12-13

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1870Asteracanthus siderius Leidy p. 13
1873Asteracanthus siderius Leidy p. 313
1902Bythiacanthus siderius Hay p. 331
1982Bythiacanthus siderius Maisey p. 2

References

Leidy J. [Remarks on ichthyorudiolites and on certain fossil Mammalia], Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 22 1, 12-13
Leidy J. Part I. Contributions to the extinct vertebrate fauna of the western territories, Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories 1, 1-358
Hay O. P. (1902) , Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 179, 1-868
Maisey J. G. (1982) Studies on the Paleozoic Selachian Genus Ctenacanthus Agassiz: No. 2. Bythiacanthus St. John and Worthen, Amelacanthus, New Genus, Eunemacanthus St. John and Worthen, Sphenacanthus Agassiz, and Wodnika Munster, American Museum Novitates 2722, 1-24
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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