K129
Classification
The biological classification of the species represented in the fossil.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (Haeckel 1847) / Fish
Subphylum: Vertebrata (Lamarck 1801)
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata (Gegenbaur 1874)
Class: Chondrichthyes (Huxley 1880)
Subclass: Elasmobranchii (Bonaparte 1838) / Shark
Infraclass: Euselachii (Hay 1902 - Long 2011)
Order: Hybodontiformes (Patterson 1966)
Superfamily: Hybodontoidea (Zangerl 1981)
Family: Hybodontidae (Agassiz 1843)
Subfamily: Acrodontinae (Maisey 1989)
Genus: Asteracanthus (Agassiz 1836)
Phylum: Chordata (Haeckel 1847) / Fish
Subphylum: Vertebrata (Lamarck 1801)
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata (Gegenbaur 1874)
Class: Chondrichthyes (Huxley 1880)
Subclass: Elasmobranchii (Bonaparte 1838) / Shark
Infraclass: Euselachii (Hay 1902 - Long 2011)
Order: Hybodontiformes (Patterson 1966)
Superfamily: Hybodontoidea (Zangerl 1981)
Family: Hybodontidae (Agassiz 1843)
Subfamily: Acrodontinae (Maisey 1989)
Genus: Asteracanthus (Agassiz 1836)
Element
A description of the object collected, in particular what parts are represented.
Fin spine
Collection date
The date an object was collected in the field.
26.9.1984
Collection place
The place where an object was excavated or collected in the field.
United Kingdom > England > Dorset
