Acanthodiformes

Acanthodiformes Temporal range: Early Devonian–Early Permian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Acanthodes lopatini
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	† Acanthodii
Order:	† Acanthodiformes Berg, 1940
Subgroups
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Acanthodiformes is an order of acanthodian fishes which lived from the Early Devonian to Early Permian. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Subtaxa

• Family Acanthodidae
  • Genus Acanthodes
  • Genus Acanthodopsis
  • Genus Traquairichthys ?
  • Genus Utahacanthus ?
  • Genus Triazeugacanthus
  • Genus Westrichus
• Family Cheiracanthidae
  • Genus Cheiracanthus
  • Genus Fallodentus
  • Genus Ginkgolepis
  • Genus Haplacanthus
  • Genus Homalacanthus ?
  • Genus Markacanthus
• Family Howittacanthidae
  • Genus Halimacanthodes
  • Genus Howittacanthes
• Family Mesacanthidae
  • Genus Lodeacanthus
  • Genus Melanoacanthus
  • Genus Mesacanthus
  • Genus Promesacanthus
  • Genus Teneracanthus
  • Genus Triazeugacanthus ?

References

1. Zajíc, Jaroslav (1995). "Some consequences of recent investigations on the family Acanthodidae Huxley; 1861". Geobios. 28 (supp2): 167–169. doi:10.1016/S0016-6995(95)80107-3.
2. Hanke, Gavin F. (2008). "Promesacanthus eppleri n. gen., n. sp., a mesacanthid (Acanthodii, Acanthodiformes) from the Lower Devonian of northern Canada" (PDF). Geodiversitas. 30 (2): 287–302.
3. Burrow, Carole J.; Trinajstic, Kate; Long, John (2012). "First acanthodian from the Upper Devonian (Frasnian) Gogo Formation, Western Australia". Historical Biology. 24 (4): 349–357. doi:10.1080/08912963.2012.660150.