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Ctenoptychius serratus

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Belantseidae

Taxonomy
Petalodus serratus was named by Owen (1840). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Ctenopetalus.

It was recombined as Ctenoptychius serratus by Agassiz (1848), M'Coy (1855) and Woodward (1889); it was recombined as Ctenopetalus serratus by Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Petalodus serratus Owen
1848Ctenoptychius serratus Agassiz
1855Ctenoptychius serratus M'Coy p. 626 figs. pl. 3I, figs. 21-23
1889Ctenoptychius serratus Woodward p. 52
1902Ctenopetalus serratus Hay p. 281

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderPetalodontiformes()
familyBelantseidae
genusCtenoptychius
speciesserratus(Owen 1840)

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.

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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 07:09:25
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:09:25
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Mississippian or 358.90000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom Ctenoptychius serratus (132729 132781) Petalodus serratus (137333)