Biology:Akmonistion
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Short description: Extinct genus of cartilaginous fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | †Symmoriiformes |
| Family: | †Stethacanthidae |
| Genus: | †Akmonistion |
| Species: | †A. zangerli
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| †Akmonistion zangerli Coates & Sequeira, 2001
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Akmonistion is an extinct genus of holocephalian that lived in the Early Carboniferous. The genus contains a single species, A. zangerli, discovered by Stan Wood in 1982.[1] It is distinguished by an unusual enlarged formation of the dorsal fin, called a "spine-brush complex", of unknown function. This is also found in the better known genus Stethacanthus. Remains have only been found near Bearsden in Scotland.[2][3] The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek “akmon” (“anvil”) + “istion” (“sail”) referring to the appearance of its first dorsal fin.[2] It reached 62 cm (24 in) in length.[2]
Reconstruction
References
- ↑ Wood, S.P. (1982). "New basal Namurian (Upper Carboniferous) fishes and crustaceans found near Glasgow". Nature 297: 574-577.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Coates, M.I.; Sequeira, S.E.K. (2001). "A new stethacanthid chondrichthyan from the lower Carboniferous of Bearsden, Scotland". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21 (3): 438–459. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2001)021[0438:anscft2.0.co;2]. https://pondside.uchicago.edu/oba/faculty/coates/CoatesSequeira2001Akmonist.pdf.
- ↑ "Akmonistion zangerli". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=248785&is_real_user=1.
Wikidata ☰ Q618225 entry
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