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Glymmatacanthus

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes - Ctenacanthidae

Taxonomy
Glymmatacanthus was named by StJohn and Worhten (1875). It is not extant. Its type is Glymmatacanthus irishii.

It was assigned to Ichthyodorulites by Hay (1902); to Heterodontidae by Jordan (1963); and to Ctenacanthidae by Maisey (1982).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Glymmatacanthus StJohn and Worhten
1902Glymmatacanthus Hay p. 331
1963Glymmatacanthus Jordan p. 596
1982Glymmatacanthus Maisey p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderCtenacanthiformes(Cappetta 1988)
familyCtenacanthidaeDean 1909
genusGlymmatacanthusStJohn and Worhten 1875

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. †Glymmatacanthus StJohn and Worhten 1875
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Glymmatacanthus irishii StJohn et al. 1883
Glymmatacanthus petrodoides StJohn et al. 1883
Glymmatacanthus rudis StJohn et al. 1883
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available