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Acondylacanthus

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes - Ctenacanthidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Acondylacanthus John and Worthen
1902Acondylacanthus Hay p. 329
1963Acondylacanthus Jordan p. 595
1981Acondylacanthus Zangerl p. 56

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderCtenacanthiformes(Cappetta 1988)
familyCtenacanthidaeDean 1909
genusAcondylacanthusJohn and Worthen 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. †Acondylacanthus John and Worthen 1875
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Acondylacanthus aequicostatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Acondylacanthus browni Branson 1916
Acondylacanthus colei Davis 1883
Acondylacanthus gracilis Saint John and Worthen 1875
Acondylacanthus gracillimus Newberry and Worthen 1866
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Invalid names: Ctenacanthus cannaliratus Stjohn and Worthen 1883 [objective synonym]
Acondylacanthus mudgianus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Acondylacanthus nuperus St John and Worthen 1883
Acondylacanthus rectus Saint John and Worthen 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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 358.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom A. distrans, A. attenuatus, A. colei, A. tenuistriatus (137333) Ctenacanthus distans (132781)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Colorado) A. nuperus (132302)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Wyoming) Ctenacanthus browni (128880)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17USA (Wyoming) Ctenacanthus browni (90235)