Diplacanthiformes

Extinct order of cartilaginous fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Diplacanthiformes (also known as Diplacanthida, Diplacanthoidei, or Diplacanthini) is an order of "acanthodian" stem-chondrichthyans which lived during the Devonian Period.[1]

Phylum:Chordata
Subclass:Acanthodii
Order:Diplacanthiformes
Berg, 1940
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Diplacanthiformes
Temporal range: Devonian
Angelacanthus acus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Acanthodii
Order: Diplacanthiformes
Berg, 1940
Subgroups

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Subtaxa

  • incertae sedis
    • Genus Bryantonchus
    • Genus Culmacanthus
    • Genus Devononchus
    • Genus Striacanthus
    • Genus Tetanopsyrus
  • Family Diplacanthidae
  • Family Gladiobranchidae?
    • Genus Gladiobranchus
    • Genus Uraniacanthus?

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