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

Acondylacanthus distans

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes - Ctenacanthidae

Taxonomy
Ctenacanthus distans was named by M'Coy (1848). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Acondylacanthus distans by Woodward (1891).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. distrans

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Ctenacanthus distans M'Coy
1855Ctenacanthus distans M'Coy p. 625 figs. pl. 3k, fig. 15
1891Acondylacanthus distans Woodward p. 108

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

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
superorderCtenacanthimorpha
orderCtenacanthiformes()
familyCtenacanthidaeDean 1909
genusAcondylacanthusJohn and Worthen 1875
speciesdistans(M'Coy 1848)

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.

show all | hide all
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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Mississippian or 358.86000 to 323.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4United Kingdom Ctenacanthus distans (132781)