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Chondrenchelyidae

Chondrichthyes - Chondrenchelyiformes - Chondrenchelyidae

Taxonomy
Chondrenchelyidae was named by Berg (1940). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ichthyotomi by Jordan (1963); to Chondrichthyes by Zangerl (1981); and to Chondrenchelyiformes by Lund (1982), Nelson (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Chondrenchelyidae Berg
1963Chondrenchelyidae Jordan p. 592
1981Chondrenchelyidae Zangerl p. 45
1982Chondrenchelyidae Lund p. 939
2006Chondrenchelyidae Nelson p. 44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
—Cochliodontomorpha
orderChondrenchelyiformesMoy-Thomas 1939
familyChondrenchelyidaeBerg 1940
familyChondrenchelyidaeBerg 1940

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Chondrenchelyidae Berg 1940
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G. †Chondrenchelys Traquair 1888
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†Chondrenchelys problematica Traquair 1888
G. †Harpagofututor Lund 1982
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G. †Platyxystrodus Hay 1899
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†Platyxystrodus bellulus St John and Worthen 1875
†Platyxystrodus imitatus St John and Worthen 1875
†Platyxystrodus inconditus Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Platyxystrodus occidentalis St. John 1870
†Platyxystrodus simplex St John and Worthen 1875
†Platyxystrodus verus John and Worthen 1883
Invalid names: Xystrodus Morris and Roberts 1862 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:36:22
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:36:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Arundian to the top of the Kasimovian or 346.70000 to 303.70000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4United Kingdom Cochliodus striatus (132781) Xystrodus striatus (137333)
Arundian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Chondrenchelys problematica (90682)
Visean346.7 - 330.3United Kingdom Cochliodus striatus (132783)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6USA (Montana) Harpagofututor volsellorhinus (90681 116654 116655 116656 116657 116658 116659 116764)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9United Kingdom Xystrodus striatus (137321 137327)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Nebraska) Xystrodus occidentalis (132676)