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Sphenacanthidae

Chondrichthyes - 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).

Subtaxa
Khuffia, Sphenacanthus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Sphenacanthidae Maisey
1999Sphenacanthidae Ivanov p. 278
2010Sphenacanthidae Ginter et al. p. 100
2013Sphenacanthidae Ivanov et al. p. 154

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
familySphenacanthidaeMaisey 1982
familySphenacanthidaeMaisey 1982

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. †Khuffia Koot et al. 2013
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Khuffia lenis Koot et al. 2013
Khuffia prolixa Koot et al. 2013
G. †Sphenacanthus Agassiz 1837
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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
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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Famennian to the top of the Urzhumian or 372.20000 to 265.00000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Russian Federation Sphenacanthus sp. (133361)
Arundian345.0 - 342.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Sphenacanthus costellatus (90682)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2United Kingdom (England) Ctenacanthus hybodioides (132670)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Illinois) Sphenacanthus sp. (224241)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Russian Federation Sphenacanthus sp. (184256)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Brazil Sphenacanthus sanpauloensis (51070)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Sphenacanthus sp. (132079)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation Sphenacanthidae indet. (117434)
Wordian268.8 - 265.1Russian Federation Sphenacanthidae indet. (197588 197767)
Wordian268.8 - 265.1Oman Khuffia lenis (140664 140665) Khuffia lenis, Khuffia prolixa (121857 140657 140660 140661 140662 140673)
Urzhumian268.0 - 265.0Russian Federation (Chuvasia Republic) Sphenacanthidae indet. (232562)
Capitanian265.1 - 259.9Brazil (ParanĂ¡) Sphenacanthus riorastoensis (138449)