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Saivodus striatus

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes

Taxonomy

Cladodus striatus was named by Agassiz (1843).

It was recombined as Saivodus striatus by Duffin and Ginter (2006).

Synonyms

Cladodus magnificus was named by Tuomey (1858).

It was synonymized subjectively with Saivodus striatus by Duffin and Ginter (2006).
Cladodus grandis was named by Newberry and Worthen (1866). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Saivodus striatus by Duffin and Ginter (2006).
Cladodus spinosus was named by Newberry and Worthen (1866). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Saivodus striatus by Duffin and Ginter (2006).
Cladodus stenopus was named by Newberry and Worthen (1866).

It was synonymized subjectively with Saivodus striatus by Duffin and Ginter (2006).
Cladodus ferox was named by Newberry and Worthen (1866).

It was synonymized subjectively with Saivodus striatus by Duffin and Ginter (2006).
Cladodus eccentricus was named by St John and Worthen (1875).

It was synonymized subjectively with Saivodus striatus by Duffin and Ginter (2006).
Cladodus elongatus was named by Davis (1883).

It was synonymized subjectively with Saivodus striatus by Duffin and Ginter (2006).
Cladodus hornei was named by Davis (1883).

It was synonymized subjectively with Saivodus striatus by Duffin and Ginter (2006).
Cladodus prototypus was named by Eastman (1907).

It was synonymized subjectively with Saivodus striatus by Duffin and Ginter (2006).
Cladodus corrugatus was named by Croneis (1927).

It was synonymized subjectively with Saivodus striatus by Duffin and Ginter (2006).
Cladodus curtus was named by Davis (1883). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Aust Cliff bone bed (Ord coll, Bristol), which is in a Rhaetian coastal conglomerate in the Westbury Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was synonymized subjectively with Saivodus striatus by Duffin and Ginter (2006).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1843	Cladodus striatus Agassiz p. 197 figs. Pl 22b, figs 14-17
1855	Cladodus striatus M'Coy p. 620
1858	Cladodus magnificus Tuomey pp. 39-40 figs. Figs. C, Ca, Cb
1866	Cladodus grandis Newberry and Worthen
1866	Cladodus spinosus Newberry and Worthen
1866	Cladodus stenopus Newberry and Worthen p. 23 figs. Pl 1, fig 4
1866	Cladodus ferox Newberry and Worthen p. 26 figs. Pl 1, fig 11
1875	Cladodus eccentricus St John and Worthen p. 272 figs. Pl 4, fig 4
1883	Cladodus curtus Davis
1883	Cladodus elongatus Davis p. 374 figs. Pl 49, figs 10,11
1883	Cladodus hornei Davis p. 380 figs. Pl 49, fig 20
1889	Cladodus striatus Woodward p. 17
1889	Cladodus grandis Woodward p. 21
1889	Cladodus spinosus Woodward p. 22
1902	Cladodus eccentricus Hay p. 268
1902	Cladodus ferox Hay p. 268
1902	Cladodus grandis Hay p. 268
1902	Cladodus magnificus Hay p. 269
1902	Cladodus spinosus Hay p. 269
1902	Cladodus stenopus Hay p. 270
1902	Cladodus striatus Hay p. 270
1907	Cladodus prototypus Eastman p. 61 figs. Pl 1, fig 15
1927	Cladodus corrugatus Croneis p. 42 figs. Pl 7, figs 8-12
2006	Saivodus striatus Duffin and Ginter p. 262 figs. 6D-G, 7, 8

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata

Rank	Name	Author
class	Chondrichthyes
subclass	Elasmobranchii	Bonaparte 1838
infraclass	Euselachii	()
order	Ctenacanthiformes	(Cappetta 1988)
genus	Saivodus
species	striatus	()

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.

†Saivodus striatus Agassiz 1843

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Invalid names: Cladodus corrugatus Croneis 1927 [synonym], Cladodus curtus Davis 1883 [synonym], Cladodus eccentricus St John and Worthen 1875 [synonym], Cladodus elongatus Davis 1883 [synonym], Cladodus ferox Newberry and Worthen 1866 [synonym], Cladodus grandis Newberry and Worthen 1866 [synonym], Cladodus hornei Davis 1883 [synonym], Cladodus magnificus Tuomey 1858 [synonym], Cladodus prototypus Eastman 1907 [synonym], Cladodus spinosus Newberry and Worthen 1866 [synonym], Cladodus stenopus Newberry and Worthen 1866 [synonym]

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 06:57:49

Modified:

2009-07-21 08:57:49

Source: o = order, subp = subphylum

References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Mississippian or 358.90000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Mississippian	358.9 - 346.7	USA (Alabama)	Cladodus magnificus (84108)
Mississippian	358.9 - 323.2	United Kingdom	Cladodus striatus (132781)
Mississippian	358.9 - 323.2	USA (Alabama)	Cladodus magnificus (84103)