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Antarctilamnidae

Chondrichthyes - Antarctilamniformes - Antarctilamnidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Antarctilamnidae Ginter et al. p. 169
2010Antarctilamnidae Ginter et al. p. 32
2016Antarctilamnidae Nelson et al. p. 44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderAntarctilamniformes
familyAntarctilamnidae
familyAntarctilamnidae

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. †Antarctilamnidae Ginter et al. 2008
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G. †Antarctilamna Young 1982
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Antarctilamna prisca Young 1982
Antarctilamna ultima Gess and Coates 2015
G. †Wellerodus Turner 1997
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 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Devonian to the top of the Famennian or 419.20000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Bolivia Antarctilamna seriponensis (25592)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Spain (Cataluña) Antarctilamna sp. (90633)
Frasnian - Famennian382.7 - 358.9South Africa Antarctilamna ultima (23519)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9South Africa (Eastern Cape) Antarctilamna ultima (68049)