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Eunemacanthus

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Eunemacanthus was named by StJohn and Worhten (1883). It is not extant. Its type is Ctenacanthus costatus.

It was assigned to Ichthyodorulites by Hay (1902); to Heterodontidae by Jordan (1963); to Ctenacanthidae by Maisey (1982); and to Elasmobranchii by Maisey (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Eunemacanthus StJohn and Worhten
1902Eunemacanthus Hay p. 329
1963Eunemacanthus Jordan p. 596
1982Eunemacanthus Maisey p. 7
2011Eunemacanthus Maisey p. 425

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
genusEunemacanthusStJohn and Worhten 1883

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.

G. †Eunemacanthus StJohn and Worhten 1883
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Eunemacanthus costatus Newberry and Worthen 1866
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Invalid names: Ctenacanthus heterogyrus Agassiz 1837 [objective synonym]
Eunemacanthus keytei Branson 1916
Eunemacanthus venator Khabakob 1928
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 Mississippian to the top of the Roadian or 358.90000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom Ctenacanthus heterogyrus (132781 137333)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Wyoming) E. keytei (128880)