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Ctenacanthidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Ctenacanthiformes : Ctenacanthidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 137 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 408 - 388 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 209 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Ctenacanthiformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Ctenacanthiformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. T. Thurmond and D. E. Jones. 1981. Fossil Vertebrates of Alabama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Acondylacanthus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Amelacanthus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Bythiacanthus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 307 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Cladodoides ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Cladodus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 26 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Cratoselache ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ctenacanthus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 45 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Eunemacanthus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Glikmanius ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 70 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Glymmatacanthus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Tamiobatis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1909 | Ctenacanthidae Dean |
| 1981 | Ctenacanthidae Thurmond and Jones p. 38 |
| 1981 | Ctenacanthidae Zangerl p. 51 |
| 2001 | Ctenacanthidae Williams p. 215 |
| 2004 | Ctenacanthidae Goto and Okura p. 217 |
| 2006 | Ctenacanthidae Duffin and Ginter p. 254 |
| 2010 | Ctenacanthidae Ginter et al. p. 68 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
