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Sphenacanthus

Chondrichthyes - Sphenacanthidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Sphenacanthus Agassiz p. 23
1889Sphenacanthus Woodward p. 241
1963Sphenacanthus Jordan p. 595
1999Sphenacanthus Ivanov p. 278
2002Sphenacanthus Sepkoski
2012Sphenacanthus Pauliv et al. p. 244
2013Sphenacanthus Ivanov et al. p. 154
2017Sphenacanthus Ivanov p. 724

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

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. †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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Famennian to the top of the Capitanian or 372.20000 to 259.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Russian Federation S. sp. (133361)
Arundian345.0 - 342.8United Kingdom (Scotland) S. costellatus (90682)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2United Kingdom (England) Ctenacanthus hybodioides (132670)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Illinois) S. sp. (224241)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Russian Federation S. sp. (184256)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Brazil S. sanpauloensis (51070)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) S. sp. (132079)
Capitanian265.1 - 259.9Brazil (ParanĂ¡) S. riorastoensis (138449)