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Stichacanthus ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Petalodontiformes : Janassidae : Stichacanthus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 323 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 359 - 323 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Petalodontiformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Petalodontiformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. S. Woodward. 1891. Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History). Part II. Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History) 2 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Stichacanthus coemansi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Stichacanthus tortworthensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1963 | Stichaeacanthus Jordan p. 593 |
References
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!