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Sphenacanthidae
Taxonomy
Sphenacanthidae was named by Maisey (1982). It is not extant. Its type is Sphenacanthus.
It was assigned to Ctenacanthoidea by Ivanov (1999); to Euselachii by Ginter et al. (2010); and to Euselachii by Ivanov et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Ctenacanthoidea by Ivanov (1999); to Euselachii by Ginter et al. (2010); and to Euselachii by Ivanov et al. (2013).
Subtaxa
Khuffia, Sphenacanthus (type genus)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1982 | Sphenacanthidae Maisey |
1999 | Sphenacanthidae Ivanov p. 278 |
2010 | Sphenacanthidae Ginter et al. p. 100 |
2013 | Sphenacanthidae Ivanov et al. p. 154 |
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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. †Sphenacanthidae Maisey 1982
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G. †Sphenacanthus Agassiz 1837
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†Sphenacanthus aequistriatus Davis 1879
†Sphenacanthus costellatus Traquair 1884
†Sphenacanthus hybodioides Agassiz 1843
†Sphenacanthus hybodoides Newberry 1873
†Sphenacanthus marshi Newberry 1873
†Sphenacanthus riorastoensis Pauliv et al. 2012
†Sphenacanthus sanpauloensis Chahud et al. 2010
†Sphenacanthus serrulatus Agassiz 1837
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023 |
Collections (20 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Famennian | Russian Federation | Sphenacanthus sp. (133361) | |
Arundian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Sphenacanthus costellatus (90682) | |
Bashkirian | United Kingdom (England) | Ctenacanthus hybodioides (132670) | |
Kasimovian | USA (Illinois) | Sphenacanthus sp. (224241) | |
Artinskian | Russian Federation | Sphenacanthus sp. (184256) | |
Kungurian | Brazil | Sphenacanthus sanpauloensis (51070) | |
Roadian | USA (Texas) | Sphenacanthus sp. (132079) | |
Roadian | Russian Federation | Sphenacanthidae indet. (117434) | |
Wordian | Russian Federation | Sphenacanthidae indet. (197588 197767) | |
Wordian | Oman | Khuffia lenis (140664 140665) Khuffia lenis, Khuffia prolixa (121857 140657 140660 140661 140662 140673) | |
Urzhumian | Russian Federation (Chuvasia Republic) | Sphenacanthidae indet. (232562) | |
Capitanian | Brazil (ParanĂ¡) | Sphenacanthus riorastoensis (138449) |