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Xenacanthidae

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthiformes - Xenacanthidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Xenacanthidae Fritsch
1963Xenacanthidae Jordan p. 591
1973Xenacanthidae Daly p. 564
1981Xenacanthidae Zangerl p. 64
1987Xenacanthidae Cappetta p. 27
1989Xenacanthidae Murry p. 250
2004Xenacanthidae Heckert p. 72
2006Xenacanthidae Heckert and Lucas p. 97
2010Xenacanthidae Ginter et al. p. 49
2016Xenacanthidae Nelson et al. p. 47

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassXenacanthimorpha
orderXenacanthiformesBerg 1955
familyXenacanthidaeFritsch 1889
familyXenacanthidaeFritsch 1889

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. †Xenacanthidae Fritsch 1889
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G. †Acanthopleurus Agassiz 1843
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Acanthopleurus serratus Agassiz 1842
G. †Aganodus Owen 1867
G. †Compsacanthus Newberry 1856
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Compsacanthus laevis Newberry 1856
G. †Diacranodus Garman 1885
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Diacranodus texensis Cope 1888
G. †Fayolia Renault and Zeiller 1884
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Fayolia dentata Renault and Zeiller 1884
Fayolia sharovi Fischer et al. 2011
Fayolia sterzeliana Weiss 1887
G. †Lepacanthus Arthaber 1896
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Lepacanthus gracilis Arthaber 1896
G. †Lophacanthus Stock 1880
G. †Mooreodontus Hampe and Schneider 2010
G. †Ochlodus Owen 1867
G. †Phricacanthus Davis 1879
G. †Platyacanthus Fritsch 1889
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Platyacanthus americanus Hussakof 1911
G. †Pleuracanthus Agassiz 1837
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Pleuracanthus arcuatus Newberry 1856
Pleuracanthus biserialis Newberry 1856
Pleuracanthus cylindricus Agassiz 1843
Pleuracanthus decheni Goldfuss 1847
Pleuracanthus dilatatus Newberry 1856
Pleuracanthus laevissimus Agassiz 1837
Pleuracanthus robustus Davis 1880
G. †Plicatodus Hampe 1995
G. †Pternodus Owen 1867
G. †Triodus Jordan 1849
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Triodus elpia Johnson and Thayer 2009
Triodus moorei Woodward 1889
G. †Wurdigneria Richter 2005
G. †Xenacanthus Beyrich 1848
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Xenacanthus indicus Jain 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:25:48
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:25:48
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Westphalian A to the top of the Norian or 318.10000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (83 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2United Kingdom (England) Orthacanthus cylindricus, Pleuracanthus laevissimus (132670)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2USA (Arizona) Triodus elpia (131603)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9United Kingdom Pleuracanthus robustus, Pleuracanthus laevissimus (137307)
Westphalian A - Westphalian B318.1 - 314.6USA (Arizona) Xenacanthidae indet. (92271)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0United Kingdom Pleuracanthus cylindricus (137311 137312) Pleuracanthus cylindricus, Pleuracanthus laevissimus (137304 137310) Pleuracanthus laevissimus (137305 137306 137309) Pleuracanthus robustus, Pleuracanthus laevissimus (137308)
Westphalian B314.6 - 314.6France Fayolia sterzeli (155645)
Desmoinesian313.8 - 305.9USA (Oklahoma) Xenacanthus sp. (223893)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Illinois) Xenacanthus ossiani, Triodus sp. (224241)
Gzhelian - Sakmarian303.7 - 290.1USA (New Mexico) Xenacanthus sp. (180989)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Czech Republic (Liberec) Triodus sp. (232997)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Texas) Anodontacanthus americanus (132657 132661)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Czech Republic Xenacanthus sp. (218107)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Czech Republic Xenacanthus sp. (51265)
Cisuralian298.9 - 272.3Norway (Akhershus) Pleuracanthus sp. (125173)
Cisuralian298.9 - 272.3Germany Pleuracanthus decheni (137252)
Cisuralian298.9 - 272.3Czech Republic (Hradec Králové) Xenacanthus decheni (123380)
Permian298.9 - 252.17USA (Oklahoma) Platyacanthus avirostratus (216410 221391)
Wolfcamp - Sakmarian296.4 - 290.1USA (Utah) Xenacanthus texensis (13256)
Wolfcamp296.4 - 268.0USA (New Mexico) Xenacanthus sp. (180106 180383 180384 180940 180974)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) Anodontacanthus americanus (132662 132663 132665) Xenacanthus sp. (22714)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Oklahoma) Xenacanthus luederensis (220872) Xenacanthus sp. (79402)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 272.3USA (Texas) Xenacanthus platypternus (85301) Xenacanthus texensis, Xenacanthus platypternus (85299 85300)
Artinskian - Roadian290.1 - 268.8USA (Texas) Pleuracanthus indet. (180992)
Leonard290.1 - 268.0USA (Texas) Xenacanthus platypternus (177018)
Leonard290.1 - 268.0USA (Oklahoma) Pleuracanthus gracilis (87054) Xenacanthus sp. (79815 84941 85567 180990 180991)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Xenacanthus platypternus (67735 85556) Xenacanthus sp. (12976 27704 85551 85552 85553 85554 85555 177000 177003 177015)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Brazil (Maranhao) Xenacanthidae indet. (192146)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Oklahoma) Xenacanthus sp. (67945)
Kungurian - Roadian279.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Xenacanthus sp. (79694)
Kazanian272.5 - 268.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Xenacanthus sp. (232544)
Roadian - Wordian272.3 - 265.1USA (Oklahoma) Xenacanthus sp. (27480 27573)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Australia (New South Wales) Xenacanthidae indet. (136481)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Australia (New South Wales) Pleuracanthus sp. (111729)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Austria Lepacanthus gracilis (186975)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Poland Pleuracanthus sp. (149685)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Texas) Xenacanthus moorei (84271)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5India (Telangana) Xenacanthus indicus (101863)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Arizona) Xenacanthus moorei (39160 39219 84264 92850) Xenacanthus moorei, Xenacanthus moorei (48547)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (New Mexico) Xenacanthus sp. (55248)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Texas) Xenacanthus moorei (48424 84269) Xenacanthus sp., Xenacanthus moorei (13266)
Lacian - Sevatian221.5 - 205.6USA (New Mexico) Xenacanthus moorei (62311)