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Ctenacanthus obscuracostatus

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes - Ctenacanthidae

Taxonomy
Ctenacanthus obscuracostatus was named by Branson (1916). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Big Popo Agie Canyon, near Lander, which is in a Roadian marine shale in the Phosphoria Formation of Wyoming.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Ctenacanthus obscuracostatus Branson p. 654 figs. Pl 4, fig 2; text-figs 2,3

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

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: Roadian or 274.40000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Wyoming) Ctenacanthus obscuracostatus (type locality: 128880)