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Xenacanthimorpha

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Xenacanthimorpha was named as an infraclass.

It was reranked as the superorder Xenacanthimorpha by Nelson et al. (2016).

It was assigned to Elasmobranchii by Ginter et al. (2010) and Long (2011); and to Chondrichthyes by Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Xenacanthimorpha Ginter et al. p. 42
2011Xenacanthimorpha Long p. 242
2016Xenacanthimorpha Nelson et al. p. 47

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassXenacanthimorpha
infraclassXenacanthimorpha

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.

Infracl. †Xenacanthimorpha
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Or. †Bransonelliformes Hampe and Ivanov 2007
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G. †Barbclabornia Johnson 2003
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G. †Bransonella Harlton 1933
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†Bransonella lingulata Ivanov and Ginter 1996
†Bransonella nebraskensis Johnson 1984
†Bransonella tribula Elliott and Hodnett 2013
†Bransonella tridentata Harlton 1933
Or. †Xenacanthiformes Berg 1955
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Fm. †Diplodoselachidae Dick 1981
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G. †Dicentrodus Traquair 1888
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†Dicentrodus bicuspidatus Traquair 1881
G. †Diplodoselache Dick 1981
G. †Hagenoselache Hampe and Heidtke 1997
G. †Lebachacanthus Soler-Gijon 1997
Fm. †Xenacanthidae Fritsch 1889
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G. †Acanthopleurus Agassiz 1843
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†Acanthopleurus serratus Agassiz 1842
G. †Aganodus Owen 1867
G. †Compsacanthus Newberry 1856
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†Compsacanthus laevis Newberry 1856
G. †Diacranodus Garman 1885
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†Diacranodus texensis Cope 1888
G. †Fayolia Renault and Zeiller 1884
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†Fayolia dentata Renault and Zeiller 1884
†Fayolia sharovi Fischer et al. 2011
†Fayolia sterzeliana Weiss 1887
G. †Lepacanthus Arthaber 1896
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†Lepacanthus gracilis Arthaber 1896
G. †Lophacanthus Stock 1880
G. †Mooreodontus Hampe and Schneider 2010
G. †Ochlodus Owen 1867
G. †Phricacanthus Davis 1879
G. †Platyacanthus Fritsch 1889
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†Platyacanthus americanus Hussakof 1911
G. †Pleuracanthus Agassiz 1837
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†Pleuracanthus arcuatus Newberry 1856
†Pleuracanthus biserialis Newberry 1856
†Pleuracanthus cylindricus Agassiz 1843
†Pleuracanthus decheni Goldfuss 1847
†Pleuracanthus dilatatus Newberry 1856
†Pleuracanthus laevissimus Agassiz 1837
†Pleuracanthus robustus Davis 1880
G. †Plicatodus Hampe 1995
G. †Pternodus Owen 1867
G. †Triodus Jordan 1849
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†Triodus elpia Johnson and Thayer 2009
†Triodus moorei Woodward 1889
G. †Wurdigneria Richter 2005
G. †Xenacanthus Beyrich 1848
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†Xenacanthus indicus Jain 1980
Fm. †Xenosynechodontidae Gluckman 1980
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G. †Xenosynechodus Gluckman 1980
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†Xenosynechodus egloni Gluckman 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available