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Devononchus

Chondrichthyes - Diplacanthiformes

Taxonomy
Devononchus was named by Gross (1940).

It was assigned to Acanthodii by Denison (1979); and to Diplacanthiformes by Burrow (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Devononchus Gross
1979Devononchus Denison
2007Devononchus Burrow

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderDiplacanthiformesBerg 1940
genusDevononchusGross 1940

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Devononchus Gross 1940
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†Devononchus concinnus Gross 1940
†Devononchus laevis Gross 1933
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-09-24 07:51:17
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:07:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Givetian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 387.70000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Belarus D. concinnus (225886)
Givetian - Frasnian387.7 - 372.2Russian Federation D. concinnus (239155)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Russian Federation D. concinnus (90343)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2Belarus D. concinnus (225887)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Belarus D. concinnus (225888)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Latvia D. concinnus (225777)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Latvia D. ketleriensis, D. tenuispinus (238206) D. sp. (176220) D. tenuispinus (238744)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7Russian Federation (Oryol Oblast) D. sp. (226045)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Russian Federation (Tulskaya Oblast) D. laevis, D. tenuispinus (176224)