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Ctenacanthidae
Taxonomy
Ctenacanthidae was named by Dean (1909).
It was assigned to Cladoselachii by Thurmond and Jones (1981); to Ctenacanthoidea by Zangerl (1981) and Williams (2001); and to Ctenacanthiformes by Goto and Okura (2004), Duffin and Ginter (2006), Ginter et al. (2010) and Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Cladoselachii by Thurmond and Jones (1981); to Ctenacanthoidea by Zangerl (1981) and Williams (2001); and to Ctenacanthiformes by Goto and Okura (2004), Duffin and Ginter (2006), Ginter et al. (2010) and Nelson et al. (2016).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1909 | Ctenacanthidae Dean |
| 1928 | Anodontacanthus ruthenorum Chabakov p. 128 fig. 1 |
| 1981 | Ctenacanthidae Thurmond and Jones p. 38 |
| 1981 | Ctenacanthidae Zangerl p. 51 |
| 2001 | Ctenacanthidae Williams p. 215 |
| 2004 | Ctenacanthidae Goto and Okura p. 217 |
| 2006 | Ctenacanthidae Duffin and Ginter p. 254 |
| 2010 | Ctenacanthidae Ginter et al. p. 68 |
| 2016 | Ctenacanthidae Nelson et al. p. 46 |
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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. †Ctenacanthidae Dean 1909
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G. †Acondylacanthus John and Worthen 1875
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†Acondylacanthus aequicostatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Acondylacanthus attenuatus Davis 1883
†Acondylacanthus browni Branson 1916
†Acondylacanthus colei Davis 1883
†Acondylacanthus distans M'Coy 1848
†Acondylacanthus gracilis Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Acondylacanthus gracillimus Newberry and Worthen 1866
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Invalid names: Ctenacanthus cannaliratus Stjohn and Worthen 1883 [objective synonym]
†Acondylacanthus mudgianus Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Acondylacanthus nuperus St John and Worthen 1883
†Acondylacanthus rectus Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Acondylacanthus tenuistriatus Davis 1883
G. †Bythiacanthus StJohn and Worthen 1875
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†Bythiacanthus brevis Agassiz 1836
†Bythiacanthus ianishevskyi Khabakob 1926
†Bythiacanthus lucasi Eastman 1902
†Bythiacanthus siderius Leidy 1870
†Bythiacanthus solidus Eastman 1903
†Bythiacanthus vanhornei StJohn and Worthen 1875
G. †Cladodoides Maisey 2001
G. †Cladodus Agassiz 1843
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†Cladodus acuminatus Newberry 1856
†Cladodus alternatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Cladodus angulatus Newberry and Worthen 1866
†Cladodus bellifer St John and Worthen 1875
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Invalid names: Cladodus praenuntius St John and Worthen 1875 [synonym]
†Cladodus concinnus Newberry 1875
†Cladodus costatus Newberry and Worthen 1866
†Cladodus deflexus Newberry and Worthen 1870
†Cladodus elegans Newberry and Worthen 1870
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Invalid names: Cladodus intercostatus St John and Worthen 1875 [synonym], Cladodus mucronatus Davis 1883 [synonym]
†Cladodus euglypheus Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Cladodus exiguus Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Cladodus exilis Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Cladodus fulleri Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Cladodus gomphoides Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Cladodus gracilis Newberry and Worthen 1866
†Cladodus hertzeri Newberry 1875
†Cladodus ischypus Newberry and Worthen 1870
†Cladodus keokuk Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Cladodus lamnoides Newberry and Worthen 1866
†Cladodus marginatus Agassiz 1843
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Invalid names: Cladodus acutus Agassiz 1843 [synonym], Cladodus laevis M'Coy 1848 [synonym]
†Cladodus micropus Newberry and Worthen 1866
†Cladodus mirabilis Agassiz 1843
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Invalid names: Cladodus basalis Davis 1883 [synonym], Cladodus splendens Newberry 1897 [synonym]
†Cladodus monroei Eastman 1900
†Cladodus newmani Tuomey 1858
†Cladodus pandatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Cladodus parvulus Newberry 1875
†Cladodus pattersoni Newberry 1875
†Cladodus politus Newberry and Worthen 1866
†Cladodus raricostatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Cladodus rivipetrosi Claypole 1893
†Cladodus robustus Newberry and Worthen 1866
†Cladodus romingeri Newberry 1875
†Cladodus subulatus Newberry 1875
†Cladodus terrelli Newberry 1899
†Cladodus tumidus Newberry 1899
†Cladodus turritus Newberry and Worthen 1866
†Cladodus vanhornei St John and Worthen 1875
†Cladodus zygopus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Invalid names: Cladodus conicus Agassiz 1843 [nomen dubium], Cladodus curvus Davis 1883 [nomen dubium], Cladodus milleri Agassiz 1843 [nomen dubium], Cladodus parvus Agassiz 1843 [nomen dubium], Styptobasis Cope 1891 [synonym]
G. †Cratoselache Woodward 1924
G. †Ctenacanthus Agassiz 1836
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†Ctenacanthus abnormis Giebel 1858
†Ctenacanthus acutus Eastman 1897
†Ctenacanthus aequistriatus Davis 1879
†Ctenacanthus amblyxiphias Cope 1891
†Ctenacanthus angulatus Newberry and Worthen 1866
†Ctenacanthus angustus Newberry 1889
†Ctenacanthus burlingtonensis Stjohn and Worthen 1875
†Ctenacanthus buttersi St John and Worthen 1883
†Ctenacanthus chemungensis Claypole 1885
†Ctenacanthus clarkii Newberry 1889
†Ctenacanthus cliftonensis Branson and Mehl 1938
†Ctenacanthus costatus Newberry and Worthen 1866
†Ctenacanthus coxianus Stjohn and Worthen 1883
†Ctenacanthus cylindricus Newberry 1889
†Ctenacanthus decussatus Eastman 1902
†Ctenacanthus denticulatus McCoy 1855
†Ctenacanthus depressus Newberry 1897
†Ctenacanthus elegans Tuomey 1858
†Ctenacanthus excavatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Ctenacanthus fallax Woodward 1891
†Ctenacanthus formosus Newberry 1873
†Ctenacanthus furcicarinatus Newberry 1875
†Ctenacanthus gemmatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Ctenacanthus gracillimus Newberry and Worthen 1866
†Ctenacanthus gradocostatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Ctenacanthus gurleyi Newberry 1897
†Ctenacanthus keokuk Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Ctenacanthus laevis Davis 1883
†Ctenacanthus littoni Newberry 1889
†Ctenacanthus major Agassiz 1836
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Invalid names: Ctenacanthus deflexus St. John and Worthen 1883 [objective synonym], Ctenacanthus harrisoni St. John and Worthen 1883 [objective synonym], Ctenacanthus maximus de Koninck 1878 [synonym], Ctenacanthus salopiensis Davis 1883 [objective synonym], Ctenacanthus spectabilis St. John and Worthen 1875 [objective synonym], Ctenacanthus tenuistriatus Agassiz 1836 [objective synonym], Ctenacanthus varians St. John and Worthen 1875 [objective synonym]
†Ctenacanthus marshii Newberry 1873
†Ctenacanthus mayi Newberry and Worthen 1870
†Ctenacanthus minor Davis 1879
†Ctenacanthus mutabilis Branson 1933
†Ctenacanthus obscuracostatus Branson 1916
†Ctenacanthus ornatus Agassiz 1836
†Ctenacanthus pellensis Saint John and Worthen 1883
†Ctenacanthus pugiunculus Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Ctenacanthus pustulatus Davis 1883
†Ctenacanthus randalli Newberry 1889
†Ctenacanthus sculptus Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Ctenacanthus similis Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Ctenacanthus speciosus Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Ctenacanthus triangularis Newberry 1873
†Ctenacanthus venustus Eastman 1902
†Ctenacanthus vetustus Newberry 1873
†Ctenacanthus wrighti Newberry 1884
†Ctenacanthus xiphias Saint John and Worthen 1883
Invalid names: Ctenacanthus crenatus McCoy 1855 [nomen dubium], Ctenacanthus crenulatus Agassiz 1837 [nomen nudum]
G. †Glikmanius Ginter et al. 2005
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†Glikmanius culmenis Koot et al. 2013
†Glikmanius myachkovensis Lebedev 2001
†Glikmanius occidentalis Leidy 1859
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Invalid names: Cladodus girtyi Hay 1900 [synonym], Cladodus mortifer Newberry and Worthen 1866 [synonym], Phoebodus knightianus Eastman 1903 [synonym]
G. †Glymmatacanthus StJohn and Worhten 1875
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†Glymmatacanthus irishii StJohn et al. 1883
†Glymmatacanthus petrodoides StJohn et al. 1883
†Glymmatacanthus rudis StJohn et al. 1883
G. †Tamiobatis Eastman 1897
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†Tamiobatis springeri St. John and Worthen 1875
†Tamiobatis succinctus St. John and Worthen 1875
†Tamiobatis vetustus Eastman 1897
†Tamiobatis wachsmuthi St. John and Worthen 1875
Invalid names: Anodontacanthus ruthenorum Chabakov 1928 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available