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Ctenacanthus

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes - Ctenacanthidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Ctenacanthus Agassiz
1837Ctenacanthus crenulatus Agassiz
1855Ctenacanthus crenatus M'Coy p. 624 figs. pl. 3I, fig. 31
1855Ctenacanthus crenatus McCoy p. 624 figs. pl. 3.I., fig. 31
1902Ctenacanthus Hay p. 326
1963Ctenacanthus Jordan p. 595
1981Ctenacanthus Thurmond and Jones p. 38
1981Ctenacanthus Zangerl p. 52
2001Ctenacanthus Williams p. 215
2002Ctenacanthus Sepkoski
2003Ctenacanthus Itano et al. p. 525
2006Ctenacanthus Duffin and Ginter p. 254
2010Ctenacanthus Ginter et al. p. 68
2014Ctenacanthus Ivanov and Lebedev p. 1034

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

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. †Ctenacanthus Agassiz 1836
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Ctenacanthus abnormis Giebel 1858
Ctenacanthus acutus Eastman 1897
Ctenacanthus angulatus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Ctenacanthus angustus Newberry 1889
Ctenacanthus burlingtonensis Stjohn and Worthen 1875
Ctenacanthus buttersi St John and Worthen 1883
Ctenacanthus chemungensis Claypole 1885
Ctenacanthus clarkii Newberry 1889
Ctenacanthus cliftonensis Branson and Mehl 1938
Ctenacanthus compressus Newberry 1889
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Invalid names: Ctenacanthus clarki Newberry 1889 [synonym]
Ctenacanthus costatus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Ctenacanthus coxianus Stjohn and Worthen 1883
Ctenacanthus cylindricus Newberry 1889
Ctenacanthus decussatus Eastman 1902
Ctenacanthus depressus Newberry 1897
Ctenacanthus elegans Tuomey 1858
Ctenacanthus excavatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Ctenacanthus fallax Woodward 1891
Ctenacanthus formosus Newberry 1873
Ctenacanthus furcicarinatus Newberry 1875
Ctenacanthus gemmatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Ctenacanthus gracillimus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Ctenacanthus gradocostatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Ctenacanthus gurleyi Newberry 1897
Ctenacanthus keokuk Saint John and Worthen 1875
Ctenacanthus laevis Davis 1883
Ctenacanthus littoni Newberry 1889
Ctenacanthus major Agassiz 1836
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Invalid names: Ctenacanthus deflexus St. John and Worthen 1883 [objective synonym], Ctenacanthus harrisoni St. John and Worthen 1883 [objective synonym], Ctenacanthus maximus de Koninck 1878 [synonym], Ctenacanthus salopiensis Davis 1883 [objective synonym], Ctenacanthus spectabilis St. John and Worthen 1875 [objective synonym], Ctenacanthus tenuistriatus Agassiz 1836 [objective synonym], Ctenacanthus varians St. John and Worthen 1875 [objective synonym]
Ctenacanthus marshii Newberry 1873
Ctenacanthus mayi Newberry and Worthen 1870
Ctenacanthus minor Davis 1879
Ctenacanthus mutabilis Branson 1933
Ctenacanthus ornatus Agassiz 1836
Ctenacanthus pellensis Saint John and Worthen 1883
Ctenacanthus pugiunculus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Ctenacanthus randalli Newberry 1889
Ctenacanthus sculptus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Ctenacanthus similis Saint John and Worthen 1875
Ctenacanthus speciosus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Ctenacanthus triangularis Newberry 1873
Ctenacanthus venustus Eastman 1902
Ctenacanthus vetustus Newberry 1873
Ctenacanthus wrighti Newberry 1884
Ctenacanthus xiphias Saint John and Worthen 1883
Invalid names: Ctenacanthus crenatus McCoy 1855 [nomen dubium], Ctenacanthus crenulatus Agassiz 1837 [nomen nudum]
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 Emsian to the top of the Changhsingian or 407.60000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (45 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Brazil (Piaui) C. sp. (37126 37128)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (Ohio) C. compressus (90676 90677)
Early/Lower Mississippian360.7 - 345.3USA (Alabama) C. elegans (84108)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom C. crenatus (132781) C. denticulatus (137332) C. laevis, C. pustulatus (137333)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (Montana) Ctenacanthus indet. (5621 5641)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9Ireland C. denticulatus (132785)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Greenland C. sp. (90245)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Illinois) C. buttersi (132297)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Colorado) C. buttersi (132298 132299 132300 132301 132303) C. buttersi, C. furcicarinatus (132302)
Moscovian - Kasimovian315.2 - 303.7United Kingdom C. minor (132867)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Nebraska) C. amblyxiphias (132978 133265)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) C. sp. (117102)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (New Mexico) C. sp. (130312)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Kansas) C. amblyxiphias (132373) C. sp. (132372)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Texas) C. amblyxiphias (132657)
Cisuralian298.9 - 272.3USA (Texas) C. amblyxiphias (149353)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Kansas) C. amblyxiphias (149352)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 272.3USA (Texas) C. amblyxiphias (85299)
Leonard290.1 - 268.0USA (Oklahoma) C. sp. (84941)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Brazil (Santa Catarina) C. gondwanus (232547)
Kazanian272.5 - 268.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) C. sp. (232544)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Wyoming) C. amblyxiphias (149345) C. obscuracostatus (128880)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation C. sp. (164808)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17USA (Wyoming) C. mutabilis (90236)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Germany C. sp. (96856 130037 130038 130039 149494)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17India (Kashmir) C. ishii (48994 115374 115375)