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Ctenacanthiformes

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Ctenacanthida Cappetta
2002Ctenacanthida Sepkoski
2004Ctenacanthiformes Goto and Okura p. 217
2005Ctenacanthiformes Ginter et al. p. 624
2010Ctenacanthiformes Ginter et al. p. 67
2011Ctenacanthiformes Long p. 242
2016Ctenacanthiformes Nelson et al. p. 46

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

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.

Or. †Ctenacanthiformes Cappetta 1988
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G. †Acandylacanthus St. John and Worthen 1875
G. †Arauzia Mader 1986
Fm. †Ctenacanthidae Dean 1909
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G. †Acondylacanthus John and Worthen 1875
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Acondylacanthus aequicostatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Acondylacanthus browni Branson 1916
Acondylacanthus colei Davis 1883
Acondylacanthus gracilis Saint John and Worthen 1875
Acondylacanthus gracillimus Newberry and Worthen 1866
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Invalid names: Ctenacanthus cannaliratus Stjohn and Worthen 1883 [objective synonym]
Acondylacanthus mudgianus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Acondylacanthus nuperus St John and Worthen 1883
Acondylacanthus rectus Saint John and Worthen 1883
G. †Bythiacanthus StJohn and Worthen 1875
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Bythiacanthus brevis Agassiz 1836
Bythiacanthus ianishevskyi Khabakob 1926
Bythiacanthus lucasi Eastman 1902
Bythiacanthus siderius Leidy 1870
Bythiacanthus solidus Eastman 1903
Bythiacanthus vanhornei StJohn and Worthen 1875
G. †Cladodoides Maisey 2001
G. †Cladodus Agassiz 1843
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Cladodus acuminatus Newberry 1856
Cladodus alternatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Cladodus angulatus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Cladodus bellifer St John and Worthen 1875
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Invalid names: Cladodus praenuntius St John and Worthen 1875 [synonym]
Cladodus claypolei Hay 1899
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Invalid names: Cladodus magnificus Claypole 1894 [replaced]
Cladodus concinnus Newberry 1875
Cladodus coniger Hay 1899
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Invalid names: Cladodus carinatus Newberry 1889 [replaced]
Cladodus costatus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Cladodus deflexus Newberry and Worthen 1870
Cladodus elegans Newberry and Worthen 1870
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Invalid names: Cladodus intercostatus St John and Worthen 1875 [synonym], Cladodus mucronatus Davis 1883 [synonym]
Cladodus euglypheus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Cladodus exiguus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Cladodus exilis Saint John and Worthen 1875
Cladodus fulleri Saint John and Worthen 1875
Cladodus gomphoides Saint John and Worthen 1875
Cladodus gracilis Newberry and Worthen 1866
Cladodus hertzeri Newberry 1875
Cladodus ischypus Newberry and Worthen 1870
Cladodus keokuk Saint John and Worthen 1875
Cladodus lamnoides Newberry and Worthen 1866
Cladodus marginatus Agassiz 1843
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Invalid names: Cladodus acutus Agassiz 1843 [synonym], Cladodus laevis M'Coy 1848 [synonym]
Cladodus micropus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Cladodus mirabilis Agassiz 1843
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Invalid names: Cladodus basalis Davis 1883 [synonym], Cladodus splendens Newberry 1897 [synonym]
Cladodus monroei Eastman 1900
Cladodus newmani Tuomey 1858
Cladodus pandatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Cladodus parvulus Newberry 1875
Cladodus pattersoni Newberry 1875
Cladodus politus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Cladodus raricostatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Cladodus rivipetrosi Claypole 1893
Cladodus robustus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Cladodus romingeri Newberry 1875
Cladodus subulatus Newberry 1875
Cladodus terrelli Newberry 1899
Cladodus tumidus Newberry 1899
Cladodus turritus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Cladodus vanhornei St John and Worthen 1875
Cladodus zygopus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Invalid names: Cladodus conicus Agassiz 1843 [nomen dubium], Cladodus curvus Davis 1883 [nomen dubium], Cladodus milleri Agassiz 1843 [nomen dubium], Cladodus parvus Agassiz 1843 [nomen dubium], Styptobasis Cope 1891 [synonym]
G. †Cratoselache Woodward 1924
G. †Ctenacanthus Agassiz 1836
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Ctenacanthus abnormis Giebel 1858
Ctenacanthus acutus Eastman 1897
Ctenacanthus angulatus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Ctenacanthus angustus Newberry 1889
Ctenacanthus burlingtonensis Stjohn and Worthen 1875
Ctenacanthus buttersi St John and Worthen 1883
Ctenacanthus chemungensis Claypole 1885
Ctenacanthus clarkii Newberry 1889
Ctenacanthus cliftonensis Branson and Mehl 1938
Ctenacanthus compressus Newberry 1889
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Invalid names: Ctenacanthus clarki Newberry 1889 [synonym]
Ctenacanthus costatus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Ctenacanthus coxianus Stjohn and Worthen 1883
Ctenacanthus cylindricus Newberry 1889
Ctenacanthus decussatus Eastman 1902
Ctenacanthus depressus Newberry 1897
Ctenacanthus elegans Tuomey 1858
Ctenacanthus excavatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Ctenacanthus fallax Woodward 1891
Ctenacanthus formosus Newberry 1873
Ctenacanthus furcicarinatus Newberry 1875
Ctenacanthus gemmatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Ctenacanthus gracillimus Newberry and Worthen 1866
Ctenacanthus gradocostatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Ctenacanthus gurleyi Newberry 1897
Ctenacanthus keokuk Saint John and Worthen 1875
Ctenacanthus laevis Davis 1883
Ctenacanthus littoni Newberry 1889
Ctenacanthus major Agassiz 1836
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Invalid names: Ctenacanthus deflexus St. John and Worthen 1883 [objective synonym], Ctenacanthus harrisoni St. John and Worthen 1883 [objective synonym], Ctenacanthus maximus de Koninck 1878 [synonym], Ctenacanthus salopiensis Davis 1883 [objective synonym], Ctenacanthus spectabilis St. John and Worthen 1875 [objective synonym], Ctenacanthus tenuistriatus Agassiz 1836 [objective synonym], Ctenacanthus varians St. John and Worthen 1875 [objective synonym]
Ctenacanthus marshii Newberry 1873
Ctenacanthus mayi Newberry and Worthen 1870
Ctenacanthus minor Davis 1879
Ctenacanthus mutabilis Branson 1933
Ctenacanthus ornatus Agassiz 1836
Ctenacanthus pellensis Saint John and Worthen 1883
Ctenacanthus pugiunculus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Ctenacanthus randalli Newberry 1889
Ctenacanthus sculptus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Ctenacanthus similis Saint John and Worthen 1875
Ctenacanthus speciosus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Ctenacanthus triangularis Newberry 1873
Ctenacanthus venustus Eastman 1902
Ctenacanthus vetustus Newberry 1873
Ctenacanthus wrighti Newberry 1884
Ctenacanthus xiphias Saint John and Worthen 1883
Invalid names: Ctenacanthus crenatus McCoy 1855 [nomen dubium], Ctenacanthus crenulatus Agassiz 1837 [nomen nudum]
G. †Glikmanius Ginter et al. 2005
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Glikmanius culmenis Koot et al. 2013
Glikmanius myachkovensis Lebedev 2001
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Invalid names: Cladodus girtyi Hay 1900 [synonym], Cladodus mortifer Newberry and Worthen 1866 [synonym], Phoebodus knightianus Eastman 1903 [synonym]
G. †Glymmatacanthus StJohn and Worhten 1875
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Glymmatacanthus irishii StJohn et al. 1883
Glymmatacanthus petrodoides StJohn et al. 1883
Glymmatacanthus rudis StJohn et al. 1883
G. †Tamiobatis Eastman 1897
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Tamiobatis springeri St. John and Worthen 1875
Tamiobatis succinctus St. John and Worthen 1875
Tamiobatis vetustus Eastman 1897
Tamiobatis wachsmuthi St. John and Worthen 1875
Invalid names: Anodontacanthus ruthenorum Chabakov 1928 [nomen nudum]
Superfm. †Ctenacanthoidea Zangerl 1981
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G. †Anaclitacanthus St. John and Worthen 1875
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Anaclitacanthus semicostatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
G. †Asteroptychius Agassiz 1843
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Asteroptychius bellulus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Asteroptychius bellus Branson 1906
Asteroptychius elegans Newberry 1889
Asteroptychius gracilis Newberry 1897
Asteroptychius keokuk Saint John and Worthen 1875
Asteroptychius ornatus Agassiz 1843
Asteroptychius sanctiludovici Saint John and Worthen 1875
Asteroptychius tenellus Saint John and Worthen 1883
Asteroptychius tenuis Saint John and Worthen 1875
Asteroptychius triangularis Newberry and Worthen 1870
Asteroptychius vetustus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Fm. †Bandringidae Zangerl 1969
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G. †Bandringa Zangerl 1969
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Bandringa herdinae Zangerl 1979
Bandringa rayi Zangerl 1969
G. †Carinacanthus Bryant 1934
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Carinacanthus jepseni Bryant 1934
G. †Pyknotylacanthus Mutter and Rieber 2005
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Pyknotylacanthus spathianus Mutter and Rieber 2005
G. †Rhombacanthus Williams 1985
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Rhombacanthus zangerli Williams 1985
G. †Wodnika Münster 1843
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Wodnika althausi Münster 1840
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Invalid names: Strophodus angustus Münster 1843 [synonym], Strophodus arcuatus Münster 1840 [synonym]
Wodnika ocoyae Jordan and Gilbert 1919
Wodnika striatula Münster 1843
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Invalid names: Radamas macrocephalus Münster 1843 [synonym]
Invalid names: Radamas Münster 1843 [synonym]
Invalid names: Tamiobatidae Hay 1902 [empty]
G. †Grossosteus White and Moy-Thomas 1940
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Invalid names: Coelosteus Gross 1930 [replaced]
Fm. †Heslerodidae Maisey 2010
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G. †Heslerodus Ginter 2002
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Heslerodus divergens Trautschold 1879
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Invalid names: Phoebodus heslerorum Williams 1985 [synonym]
G. †Kaibabvenator Hodnett et al. 2012
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Kaibabvenator swiftae Hodnett et al. 2012
G. †Nanoskalme Hodnett et al. 2012
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Nanoskalme natans Hodnett et al. 2012
G. †Neosaivodus Hodnett et al. 2012
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Neosaivodus flagstaffensis Hodnett et al. 2012
G. †Pororhiza
G. †Saivodus Duffin and Ginter 2006
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Saivodus striatus Agassiz 1843
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Invalid names: Cladodus corrugatus Croneis 1927 [synonym], Cladodus curtus Davis 1883 [synonym], Cladodus eccentricus St John and Worthen 1875 [synonym], Cladodus elongatus Davis 1883 [synonym], Cladodus ferox Newberry and Worthen 1866 [synonym], Cladodus grandis Newberry and Worthen 1866 [synonym], Cladodus hornei Davis 1883 [synonym], Cladodus magnificus Tuomey 1858 [synonym], Cladodus prototypus Eastman 1907 [synonym], Cladodus spinosus Newberry and Worthen 1866 [synonym], Cladodus stenopus Newberry and Worthen 1866 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available