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Cratoselachiidae

Placodermi - Cratoselachiidae

Taxonomy
Cratoselachiidae was named by Woodward (1932). Its type is Cratoselache.

It was assigned to Placodermi by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Cratoselache (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Cratoselachiidae Woodward p. 60
2019Cratoselachiidae van der Laan p. 26

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
familyCratoselachiidaeWoodward 1932
familyCratoselachiidaeWoodward 1932

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. †Cratoselachiidae Woodward 1932
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G. †Cratoselache Woodward 1924
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:32:58
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:32:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available