Diplacanthus crassisimus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: †Acanthodii
Ordo: †Climatiiformes
Subordo: †Diplacanthoidei
Familia: †Diplacanthidae
Genus: †Diplacanthus
Species: †Diplacanthus crassisimus

Name

†Diplacanthus crassisimus (Duff, 1842)

• Holotype: NMS G.1891.92.333 from Tynet Burn, Moray, half a limestone nodule with an articulated fish showing the pectoral region and head exposed in ventral view, and the posterior body and tail flattened laterally.

Synonyms

• †Diplacanthus striatus Agassiz, 1844
• †Diplacanthus striatulus Agassiz, 1844
• †Diplacanthus crassispinus Agassiz, 1844
• †Hybodus gracilis Eichwald, 1844
  • †Homacanthus gracilis (Eichwald, 1844) -- Agassiz, 1845
  • †Ischnacanthus gracilis (Eichwald, 1844) -- Dean, 1907 /i.p.
  • †Homacanthus gracilis Whiteaves, 1888
• †Homacanthus arcuatus Agassiz, 1845
• †Diplacanthus gibbus M'Coy, 1848

References

• Burrow, C., den Blaauwen, J., Newman, M. & Davidson, R. 2016. The diplacanthid fishes (Acanthodii, Diplacanthiformes, Diplacanthidae) from the Middle Devonian of Scotland. Palaeontologia Electronica, 19(1): Article number 19.1.10A. PDF Reference page. 
• Duff, P. 1842. Sketch of the Geology of Moray. Forsyth and Young, Elgin. Reference page.