†family Ostenoselachidae Duffin 1998 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Ostenoselachidae

Full reference: C. J. Duffin. 1998. Ostenoselache stenosoma n. g. n. sp., a new neoselachian shark from the Sinemurian (Early Jurassic) of Osteno (Lombardy, Italy). Paleontologia Lombarda 9:1-27

Parent taxon: Elasmobranchii according to R. van der Laan 2019

See also Duffin 1998 and Underwood 2006

Sister taxa: Agaleidae, Amelacanthus, Annulicorona, Aporomicrodus, Arduodens, Carcharopsis, Carinasubcorona, Celtiberina, Cestraciontidae, Changxingselache, Cladodontomorphi, Cladodontomorphii, Cladodus hassiacus, Cladodus wildungensis, Cladoselachida, Cladoselachii, Complanicorona, Coniunctio, Coronodontida, Eunemacanthus, Euselachiformes, Euselachii, Eychlaodus, Fragilicorona, Galeiformes, Galeomorphi, Glabrisubcorona, Gondwanodus, Ichthyodorulites, Labascicorona, Labrilancea, Lamna (Sphenodus) longidens, Leonodus, Lesnilomia, Lobaticorona, Lugalepididae, Mcmurdodontidae, Meishanselache, Minuticorona, Oniscina, Ornathiliabrilance, Ornatilabrilancea, Orodontida, Orthacodus, Osteodonti, Parvicorona, Parvidiabolus, Parviscapha, Physonemus, Plagiostomi, Platylithophycus, Pleuracanthidae, Pleuracanthodii, Pristiorajea, Proselachii, Raineria, Rosaodus, Rugosicorona, Sacrisubcorona, Selachii, Serratocorona, Siamodus, Sphenodus, Sphenodus plana, Squalomorphi, Suaviloquentia, Thrinacodontidae, Undulaticorona, Xenacanthida

Subtaxa: Ostenoselache

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Type: Ostenoselache

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Osteno (Jurassic of Italy)

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