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. Family Gyracanthidae is sometimes rejected from this order.[3]
| Climatiiformes | |
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| An artist's restoration of Climatius. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | †Acanthodii |
| Order: | †Climatiiformes |
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References
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.