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Euctenius

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Edestidae

Taxonomy
Euctenius was named by Traquair (1881). Its type is Ctenoptychius unilateralis.

It was assigned to Ichthyodorulites by Hay (1902); and to Edestidae by Jordan (1963).

Species
E. unilateralis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Euctenius Traquair pp. 36, 334
1902Euctenius Hay p. 337
1963Euctenius Jordan p. 596

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderEugeneodontiformes()
superfamilyEdestoideaHay 1930
familyEdestidaeJaekel 1899
genusEucteniusTraquair 1881

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. †Euctenius Traquair 1881
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†Euctenius unilateralis Barkas 1874
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 07:03:14
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:03:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Moscovian or 315.20000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0United Kingdom Ctenoptychius unilateralis (137306 137319)