Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Falcatidae

Chondrichthyes - Symmoriiformes - Falcatidae

Taxonomy
Falcatidae was named by Zangerl (1990). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Symmoriiformes by Ginter et al. (2010), Nelson et al. (2016), Ginter (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Falcatidae Zangerl
2010Falcatidae Ginter et al. p. 64
2016Falcatidae Nelson et al. p. 46
2018Falcatidae Ginter p. 392

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
superorderCladoselachimorpha
orderSymmoriiformes()
familyFalcatidaeZangerl 1990
familyFalcatidaeZangerl 1990

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.

Fm. †Falcatidae Zangerl 1990
show all | hide all
G. †Cosmoselachus Bronson et al. 2024
hide
Cosmoselachus mehlingi Bronson et al. 2024
G. †Damocles Lund 1986
hide
Damocles attenuatus Davis 1883
Damocles serratus Lund 1986
G. †Denaea Pruvost 1922
hide
Denaea fournieri Pruvost 1922
Denaea saltsmani Ginter and Hansen 2010
Denaea wangi Wang et al. 2004
G. †Falcatus Lund 1985
hide
Falcatus falcatus St John and Worthern 1875
Falcatus hamatus Agassiz 1837
Falcatus proclivus St John and Worthern 1875
G. †Ozarcus Pradel et al. 2014
hide
Ozarcus mapesae Pradel et al. 2014
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 07:21:01
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:21:01
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Arundian to the top of the Early/Lower Valanginian or 346.70000 to 132.60000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4United Kingdom Physonemus attenuatus (137333)
Arundian - Holkerian346.7 - 339.9Belgium Denaea fournieri (90649)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Arkansas) Cosmoselachus mehlingi (92182)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9USA (Arkansas) Ozarcus mapesae (155545)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4China (Gansu) Denaea sp. (120299)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Denaea sp., Falcatus sp. (235483)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6USA (Montana) Falcatus falcatus (116655 116657 116659 116764 227064 227065) Falcatus falcatus, Damocles serratus (90681 116654)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Greenland Denaea sp. (198286)
Late/Upper Pennsylvanian307.0 - 298.9USA (Texas) Denaea sp. (236693)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Nebraska) Denaea saltsmani (149380)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Russian Federation (Orenburg) Denaea sp. (90291)
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6France (Gard) Falcatidae indet. (213631)