Climatiiformes

The Climatiiformes is an order of extinct fish belonging to the class Acanthodii. Like most other "spiny sharks", the Climatiiformes had sharp spines. These animals were often fairly small in size and lived from the Late Silurian to the Early Carboniferous period. The type genus is Climatius. The order used to be subdivided into the suborders Climatiida and Diplacanthida, but subsequently Diplacanthida has been elevated to a separate order, the Diplacanthiformes.[2] The Diplacanthiformes take their name from Diplacanthus, first described by Agassiz in 1843.

Life reconstruction of Gyracanthus formosus

Climatiiformes
Temporal range: 418–298 Ma Silurian - Carboniferous [1]
An artist's restoration of Climatius.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: †Acanthodii
Order: †Climatiiformes
Suborders & Families
  • Climatiida
    • Gyracanthidae
    • Climatiidae
  • Diplacanthida

References
  1. Clowes, Chris. ""Acanthodii: Ptomacanthus." Palaeos Mesozoic: The Mesozoic Era,". palaeos. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. Burrow, C. Blaauwen, J D. Newman, M. and Davidson, R. (2016). The diplacanthid fishes (Acanthodii, Diplacanthiformes, Diplacanthidae) from the Middle Devonian of Scotland. Society for Vertebrate Paleontology,19.1.10A https://doi.org/10.26879/601

Allaby, Michael (17 March 2014). "Climatiiformes ( Spiny Sharks; ; Class Acanthodii) ". Dominant Social Paradigm - Oxford Reference. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 13 September 2019.

Sullivan, R. M.; Lucas, S. G. (29 January 1999). "Web of Science [V.5.30] - Biological Abstracts Full Record". web of Knowledge. Retrieved 13 September 2019.


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