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Ctenoptychius cristatus

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Belantseidae

Taxonomy
Ctenoptychius cristatus was named by Dawson (1868).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Ctenoptychius cristatus Dawson
1902Ctenoptychius cristatus Hay p. 282

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderPetalodontiformes()
familyBelantseidae
genusCtenoptychius
speciescristatusDawson 1868

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.

†Ctenoptychius cristatus Dawson 1868
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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 07:09:25
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:09:25
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Serpukhovian to the top of the Bashkirian or 330.30000 to 315.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serpukhovian - Bashkirian330.3 - 315.2Canada (Nova Scotia) Ctenoptychius cristatus (175248)