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Ctenorhachis

Osteichthyes - Sphenacodontidae

Taxonomy
Ctenorhachis was named by Hook and Hotton (1991). It is not extant. Its type is Ctenorhachis jacksoni.

It was assigned to Sphenacodontidae by Hook and Hotton (1991), Benson (2012).

Species
C. jacksoni (type species)
Entered
by E. Dunne (authorized by R. Butler) on 2016-08-16; modified by E. Dunne on 2016-08-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Ctenorhachis Hook and Hotton
2012Ctenorhachis Benson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
suborderEupelycosauria
—SphenacomorphaIvakhnenko 2003
suborderSphenacodontia
—Sphenacodontoidea
familySphenacodontidaeMarsh 1878
genusCtenorhachis

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.

G. †Ctenorhachis Hook and Hotton 1991
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†Ctenorhachis jacksoni Hook and Hotton 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) C. jacksoni (181054)