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Ctenacanthus denticulatus

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes - Ctenacanthidae

Taxonomy
Ctenacanthus denticulatus was named by McCoy (1855). It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Ctenacanthus denticulatus M'Coy p. 624 figs. pl. 3k, fig. 16
1855Ctenacanthus denticulatus McCoy
1891Ctenacanthus denticulatus Woodward p. 100
1981Ctenacanthus denticulatus Maisey p. 12 fig. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
superorderCtenacanthimorpha
orderCtenacanthiformes()
familyCtenacanthidaeDean 1909
genusCtenacanthus
speciesdenticulatusMcCoy 1855

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.

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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Pennsylvanian or 358.86000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4United Kingdom Ctenacanthus denticulatus (137332)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9Ireland Ctenacanthus denticulatus (132785)