Cladoselache Dean 1894 (cartilaginous fish)

Chondrichthyes - Cladoselachiformes - Cladoselachidae

Full reference: B. Dean. 1894. Contributions to the morphology of Cladoselache (Cladodus). Journal of Morphology 9:87-114

Parent taxon: Cladoselachidae according to M. Ginter et al. 2010

See also Dean 1894, Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Sepkoski 2002, Thurmond and Jones 1981, Williams 2001 and Zangerl 1981

Sister taxa: Maghriboselache, Monocladodus

Subtaxa: Cladoselache clarki Cladoselache fyleri Cladoselache kepleri Cladoselache newberryi Cladoselache sinuatus

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Type: Cladodus fyleri

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (1: Ohio collection)

• Devonian of United States (2: Ohio)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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