List of acanthodians

This list of acanthodians is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera that have ever been included in the subclass Acanthodii, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted genera, but also genera that are now considered invalid, doubtful (nomina dubia), or were not formally published (nomina nuda), as well as junior synonyms of more established names, and genera that are no longer considered acanthodians.

The list includes 107 genera.

Contents

Naming conventions and terminology

Naming conventions and terminology follow the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Technical terms used include:

The List

Genus Status Age Location Description Images
  • †Acanthacanthus[1]
 Valid.
  • †Acanthodopsis[3]
 Valid.
  1. Pennsylvanian.[3]
  • †Acanthopora[3]
 Valid.
  • †Acanthospina[4]
 Valid.
Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.
  2. Cisuralian.
  • †Acritolepis[1]
 Valid.
  • †Aganacanthus[6]
 Valid.
  1. Mississippian.[6]
  • †Antacanthus[6]
 Valid.
  1. Mississippian.[6]
  • †Antarchtonchus[4]
 Valid.
  • †Apateacanthus[7]
 Valid.
  1. Late Devonian.[7]
  • †Archaeacanthus[4]
 Valid.
  1. Middle Devonian.[4]
  • †Arcticacanthus[3]
 Valid.
  • †Arenaceacanthus[8]
 Valid.
  • †Atopacanthus[7]
 Valid.
  1. Middle Devonian.[7]
  2. Late Devonian.[7]
  • †Brachyacanthus[1]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[1]
  • †Bracteatacanthus[8]
 Valid.
  • †Brochoadmones[7]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[7]
  • †Bryantonchus[3]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[3]
  • †Byssacanthoides[4]
 Valid.
  • †Cacheacanthus[3]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[3]
  • †Campylodus[4]
 Valid.
  • †Canadalepis[4]
 Valid.
  • †Carycinacanthus[9]
 Valid.
  1. Mississippian.[9]
  • †Cassidiceps[7]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[7]
  • †Cheiracanthoides[7]
 Valid.
  1. Middle Devonian.[7]
  2. Late Devonian.[7]
Valid.
Valid.
  • †Ctenacanthus[10]
 Valid.
  • †Culmacanthus[1]
 Valid.
  • †Devononchus[4]
 Valid.
  1. Late Devonian.[4]
  • †Diplacanthus[7]
 Valid.
  • †Doliodus[7]
 Valid.
  1. Ludlow.[7]
  2. Early Devonian.[7]
  • †Eiffellepis[1]
 Valid.
  1. Middle Devonian.[1]
  • †Erriwacanthus[1]
 Valid.
  • †Endemolepis[4]
 Valid.
  • †Eupleurogmus[4]
 Valid.
  1. Mississippian.[4]
  • †Euthacanthus[1]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[1]
  • †Fecundosquama[8]
 Valid.
  • †Gemuendolepis[7]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[7]
  • †Gladiobranchus[7]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[7]
  • †Gomphacanthus[7]
 Valid.
  1. Pridoli.[7]
  2. Pennsylvanian.[7]
  • †Gomphonchoporus[3]
 Valid.
  • †Gomphonchus[7]
 Valid.
  1. Ludlow.[7]
  • †Granulacanthus[11]
 Valid.
  1. Wenlock or Ludlow.[11]
  • †Grenfellacanthus[3]
 Valid.
  • †Gyracanthides[6]
 Valid.
  1. Mississippian.[6]
Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[7]
  2. Pennsylvanian.[7]
  • †Hanilepis[7]
 Valid.
  1. Ludlow.[7]
  • †Haplacanthus[7]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[7]
  2. Late Devonian.[7]
  • †Helenacanthus[3]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[3]
  • †Helolepis[1]
 Valid.
  • †Holmesella[4]
 Valid.
  1. Pennsylvanian.[4]
  • †Homacanthus[7]
 Valid.
  1. Middle Devonian.[7]
  2. Pennsylvanian.[7]
  • †Homalacanthus[9]
 Valid.
  • †Howittacanthus[12]
 Valid.
Valid.
  1. Pridoli.[7]
  2. Early Devonian.[7]
  • †Kathemacanthus[7]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[7]
  • †Latviacanthus[1]
 Valid.
  • †Lodeacanthus[9]
 Valid.
  • †Lupopsyrus[7]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[7]
  • †Machaeracanthus[7]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[7]
  2. Late Devonian.[7]
  • †Marsdenius[7]
 Valid.
  1. Pennsylvanian.[7]
Valid.
  • †Monopleurodus[4]
 Valid.
  1. Pridoli.
  • †Monospina[4]
 Valid.
  • †Nodocosta[7]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[7]
  2. Late Devonian.[7]
  • †Nodonchus[7]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[7]
Valid.
  1. Wenlock.[7]
  2. Middle Devonian.[7]
Valid.
  1. Llandovery.[7]
  2. Late Devonian.[7]
  • †Oracanthus[7]
 Valid.
  1. Mississippian.[7]
Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[1]
  • †Paucicanthus[13]
 Valid.
  • †Persacanthus[7]
 Valid.
  1. Late Devonian.[7]
  • †Pinnacanthus[4]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[4]
  • †Plectrodus[3]
 Valid.
  • †Protodus[4]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[4]
  2. Middle Devonian.[4]
  • †Poracanthodes[7]
 Valid.
  1. Ludlow.[7]
  • †Protogonacanthus[7]
 Valid.
  1. Late Devonian.[7]
  • †Pruemolepis[7]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[7]
  2. Mississippian.[7]
  • †Pseudacanthodes[9]
 Valid.
  1. Pennsylvanian.[9]
  • †Ptomacanthus[1]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[1]
  • †Ptychodictyon[1]
 Valid.
  • †Radioporacanthodes[3]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[3]
  • †Rhadinacanthus[1]
 Valid.
  • †Rockycampacanthus[3]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[3]
  • †Rohonilepis[8]
 Valid.
  • †Sabrinacanthus[1]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[1]
  • †Sevyacanthus[1]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[1]
  • †Sinacanthus[4]
 Valid.
  1. Middle Devonian.[4]
  • †Striacanthus[4]
 Valid.
  1. Middle Devonian.[4]
  2. Late Devonian.[4]
  • †Taemasacanthus[3]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[3]
  • †Tetanopsyrus[1]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[1]
  • †Triazeugacanthus[9]
 Valid.
  1. Late Devonian.[9]
  • †Traquairia[9]
 Valid.
  • †Traquairichthys[9]
 Valid.
  • †Trundlelepis[4]
 Valid.
  • †Uraniacanthus[3]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[3]
  • †Utahacanthus[9]
 Valid.
  • †Vernicomacanthus[1]
 Valid.
  1. Early Devonian.[1]
  • †Vesperalia[8]
 Valid.
  • †Watsonacanthus[1]
 Valid.
  • †Welteldorifa[1]
 Valid.
  1. Middle Devonian.[1]
  • †Xylacanthus[11]
 Valid.
  • †Yealepis[4]
 Valid.

See also

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References

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