Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes - Ctenacanthidae
Belongs to Ctenacanthus according to W. M. Itano et al. 2003
See also Hay 1902 and Maisey 1984
Sister taxa: Ctenacanthus abnormis, Ctenacanthus acutus, Ctenacanthus aequistriatus, Ctenacanthus amblyxiphias, Ctenacanthus angulatus, Ctenacanthus angustus, Ctenacanthus burlingtonensis, 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 Carlinville, which is in a Moscovian marine horizon in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (7: Colorado, Illinois collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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