Ctenacanthus amblyxiphias Cope 1891 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes - Ctenacanthidae

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1891. On the characters of some Paleozoic fishes. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 14:447-463

Belongs to Ctenacanthus according to A. S. Romer 1942

See also Branson 1916, Cope 1891, Eastman 1903 and Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Ctenacanthus abnormis, Ctenacanthus acutus, Ctenacanthus aequistriatus, Ctenacanthus angulatus, Ctenacanthus angustus, Ctenacanthus burlingtonensis, Ctenacanthus buttersi, Ctenacanthus chemungensis, Ctenacanthus clarkii, Ctenacanthus cliftonensis, Ctenacanthus compressus, Ctenacanthus costatus, Ctenacanthus coxianus, Ctenacanthus crenatus, Ctenacanthus crenulatus, Ctenacanthus cylindricus, Ctenacanthus decussatus, Ctenacanthus denticulatus, Ctenacanthus depressus, Ctenacanthus elegans, Ctenacanthus excavatus, Ctenacanthus fallax, Ctenacanthus formosus, Ctenacanthus furcicarinatus, Ctenacanthus gemmatus, Ctenacanthus gracillimus, Ctenacanthus gradocostatus, Ctenacanthus gurleyi, Ctenacanthus keokuk, Ctenacanthus laevis, Ctenacanthus littoni, Ctenacanthus major, Ctenacanthus marshii, Ctenacanthus mayi, Ctenacanthus minor, Ctenacanthus mutabilis, Ctenacanthus obscuracostatus, Ctenacanthus ornatus, Ctenacanthus pellensis, Ctenacanthus pugiunculus, Ctenacanthus pustulatus, Ctenacanthus randalli, Ctenacanthus sculptus, Ctenacanthus similis, Ctenacanthus speciosus, Ctenacanthus triangularis, Ctenacanthus venustus, Ctenacanthus vetustus, Ctenacanthus wrighti, Ctenacanthus xiphias

Type specimen: Its type locality is The Permian formation of Texas, which is in a Cisuralian marine horizon in Texas

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (6: Kansas, Texas, Wyoming collections)

• Carboniferous of United States (2: Nebraska)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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