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Paraorthacodontidae

Chondrichthyes - Synechodontiformes - Paraorthacodontidae

Taxonomy
Paraorthacodontidae was named by Klug (2010). Its type is Paraorthacodus.

It was assigned to Hexanchiformes by Hoganson et al. (2019); and to Synechodontiformes by Stumpf and Kriwet (2019).

Subtaxa
Paraorthacodus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Paraorthacodontidae Klug
2019Paraorthacodontidae Hoganson et al. p. 14
2019Paraorthacodontidae Stumpf and Kriwet p. 645

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
orderSynechodontiformes
familyParaorthacodontidaeKlug 2010
familyParaorthacodontidaeKlug 2010

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. †Paraorthacodontidae Klug 2010
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G. †Paraorthacodus Glikman 1957
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Invalid names: Synechodus striatus Case 1978 [synonym]
†Paraorthacodus arduennae Delsate 2001
†Paraorthacodus conicus Davis 1890
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Invalid names: Paraorthacodus nerviensis Leriche 1929 [synonym]
†Paraorthacodus eocaenus Leriche 1902
†Paraorthacodus jurensis Schweizer 1964
†Paraorthacodus recurvus Trautschold 1877
†Paraorthacodus rossi Cappetta et al. 2019
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:23:41
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:23:41
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Bartonian or 201.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (72 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3France Paraorthacodus sp. (149424)
Davoei189.6 - 183.0France (Ardennes) Paraorthacodus arduennae (149427)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Denmark Paraorthacodus sp. (90434)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Sweden (Scania) Paraorthacodus sp. (90692)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0France (Sarthe) Palaeospinax kruckowi (149433)
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Paraorthacodus sp. (189042 206457)
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0France (Ardennes) Paraorthacodus arduennae (149428)
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3Germany Palaeospinax kruckowi (137168)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4France (Grand Est) Paraorthacodus sp. (179498)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France (Basse-Normandie) Paraorthacodus sp. (28444)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Poland Paraorthacodus sp. (117993)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2Poland Paraorthacodus sp. (97035)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Paraorthacodus jurensis (41817 154138)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4France (Gard) Paraorthacodus jurensis (213631)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9France Paraorthacodus sp. (214859)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Australia (Western Australia) Paraorthacodus sp. (90688)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Lithuania Synechodus recurvus (213710)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) Paraorthacodus recurvus (213341 213345 213348 213350 213353)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Ukraine Paraorthacodus recurvus (214239 214240 214241 214242)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian105.3 - 93.9Russian Federation (Belgorod) Paraorthacodus sp. (32314)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5Kazakhstan Paraorthacodus recurvus (175010)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lithuania Synechodus recurvus (213716)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Japan (Amakusa) Paraorthacodus sp. (161437)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Paraorthacodus recurvus (213356 213362)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Russian Federation (Volgograd) Paraorthacodus recurvus (92399)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Russian Federation (Orenburg) Paraorthacodus sp., Paraorthacodus andersoni (232890)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Sweden (Skåne) Paraorthacodus conicus (74335) Paraorthacodus conicus, Paraorthacodus andersoni (74334)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Sweden Paraorthacodus conicus, Paraorthacodus andersoni (102883)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Sweden (Götaland) Paraorthacodus conicus (102886)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Somme) Paraorthacodus conicus (213565 213566)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Sweden (Skane) Paraorthacodus conicus, Paraorthacodus andersoni (106411)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6United Kingdom (England) Paraorthacodus conicus (213379 213561)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (British Columbia) Paraorthacodus rossi (221571 221572)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Israel Paraorthacodus nerviensis (35443 35444)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) Synechodus andersoni, Synechodus striatus (69150)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Sweden Paraorthacodus conicus (214327 214338)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) Synechodus andersoni (69153) Synechodus andersoni, Synechodus striatus (69161)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Sweden Paraorthacodus conicus, Paraorthacodus andersoni (214337) Paraorthacodus sp. (214324 214329 214330 214332 214333 214334 214335 214336)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Chile (Valparaíso) Paraorthacodus sp. (124311)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Paraorthacodus andersoni (213594)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0New Zealand Paraorthacodus sp. (90578 90579 90580 90583)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8France (Oise) Paraorthacodus sp. (166598)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) Paraorthacodus sp. (53666)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene47.8 - 33.9Chile Paraorthacodus sp. (99479)