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Carinacanthus

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes

Taxonomy
Carinacanthus was named by Bryant (1934). Its type is Carinacanthus jepseni.

It was assigned to Ctenacanthoidea by Zangerl (1981).

Species
C. jepseni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Carinacanthus Bryant p. 320
1981Carinacanthus Zangerl p. 54

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderCtenacanthiformes(Cappetta 1988)
superfamilyCtenacanthoidea
genusCarinacanthus

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. †Carinacanthus Bryant 1934
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†Carinacanthus jepseni Bryant 1934
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 06:57:49
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:57:49
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Norian or 228.00000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Pennsylvania) C. jepseni (99375 221020)