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Ctenacanthus elegans

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes - Ctenacanthidae

Taxonomy
Ctenacanthus elegans was named by Tuomey (1858).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. gondwanus, C. ishii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Ctenacanthus elegans Tuomey p. 38 fig. A
1902Ctenacanthus elegans Hay p. 327

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
superorderCtenacanthimorpha
orderCtenacanthiformes()
familyCtenacanthidaeDean 1909
genusCtenacanthus
specieselegansTuomey 1858

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.

†Ctenacanthus elegans Tuomey 1858
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Mississippian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Mississippian358.86 - 346.7USA (Alabama) Ctenacanthus elegans (84108)