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Ctenacanthus compressus

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes - Ctenacanthidae

Taxonomy
Ctenacanthus compressus was named by Newberry (1889).

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Ctenacanthus clarki Newberry
1889Ctenacanthus compressus Newberry
1902Ctenacanthus compressus Hay p. 327
1981Ctenacanthus compressus Maisey p. 14 fig. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
superorderCtenacanthimorpha
orderCtenacanthiformes()
familyCtenacanthidaeDean 1909
genusCtenacanthus
speciescompressusNewberry 1889

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 compressus Newberry 1889
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Invalid names: Ctenacanthus clarki Newberry 1889 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Famennian or 372.15000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86USA (Ohio) Ctenacanthus compressus (90676 90677)