Acanthodes splendidus
Heidtke, 2011
Classification: Acanthodiformes Acanthodidae
Reference of the original description
Revision der unterpermischen Acanthodier ( Acanthodii : Pisces ) des südwestdeutschen SaarNaheBeckens. Mitteilungen der Pollichia, 95, 15–41
Revision der unterpermischen Acanthodier ( Acanthodii : Pisces ) des südwestdeutschen SaarNaheBeckens. Mitteilungen der Pollichia, 95, 15–41
Description:
Citation: Acanthodes splendidus Heidtke, 2011: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 09/2026
Description
Original diagnosis after Heidtke, 2011 [35442]: ~ 80 cm in total length and slender; neurocranium and labyrinth unossified; jaws and branchial basket ossified; head and branchial basket of equal length, gill-arches with well-mineralized gill-rakers; five segments of circum-orbital ring poorly ornamented by small knob-like tubercles; pectoral spine broad and long with a deep Channel along lateral surface; vertebral column unossified; surface of body completely cover-ed with large scales; membranes of dorsal and anal fins completely covered by smaller scales.
Original diagnosis after Heidtke, 2011 [35442]: ~ 80 cm in total length and slender; neurocranium and labyrinth unossified; jaws and branchial basket ossified; head and branchial basket of equal length, gill-arches with well-mineralized gill-rakers; five segments of circum-orbital ring poorly ornamented by small knob-like tubercles; pectoral spine broad and long with a deep Channel along lateral surface; vertebral column unossified; surface of body completely cover-ed with large scales; membranes of dorsal and anal fins completely covered by smaller scales.
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=17741
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