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Thrinacodus

Chondrichthyes - Phoebodontiformes - Phoebodontidae

Taxonomy
Thrinacodus was named by St. John and Worthen (1875). It is not extant. Its type is Thrinacodus nanus.

It was assigned to Pleuracanthidae by Hay (1902); to Xenacanthidae by Jordan (1963); and to Phoebodontidae by Duncan (2003), Ginter et al. (2010).

Synonyms
  • Harpago was named by Turner (1982). It is not extant. Its type is Harpago ferox.

    It was replaced with Harpagodens by Turner (1983); it was synonymized subjectively with Thrinacodus by Duncan (2003).
  • Harpagodens was named by Turner (1983). It is not extant. Its type is Harpago ferox.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Thrinacodus by Duncan (2003).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Thrinacodus St. John and Worthen
1902Thrinacodus Hay p. 266
1963Thrinacodus Jordan p. 592
1982Harpago Turner
1983Harpagodens Turner
2003Thrinacodus Duncan p. 114
2010Thrinacodus Ginter et al. p. 39

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderPhoebodontiformesGinter et al. 2002
familyPhoebodontidae
genusThrinacodusSt. John and Worthen 1875

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.

G. †Thrinacodus St. John and Worthen 1875
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†Thrinacodus bicornis Newberry 1879
†Thrinacodus duplicatus Newberry and Worthen 1866
†Thrinacodus incurvus Newberry and Worthen 1866
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Invalid names: Harpagodens ferox Turner 1982 [synonym], Thrinacodus nanus St. John and Worthen 1875 [synonym]
Invalid names: Harpago Turner 1982 [synonym], Harpagodens Turner 1983 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Hastarian to the top of the Ivorian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hastarian358.86 - 353.7Ireland (Wexford) T. incurvus (90698)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Russian Federation (Pechora) T. sp. (133362)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Russian Federation T. sp. (133363)
Ivorian353.7 - 346.7Ireland (Kilkenny) T. incurvus (90695)
Ivorian353.7 - 346.7Ireland (Meath) T. incurvus (90696)