Ctenacanthus

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Kingdom Animalia Infraphylum Gnathostomata Phylum Chordata Order Ctenacanthiformes		Subphylum Vertebrata Family Ctenacanthidae Rank Genus Subclass Elasmobranchii

Similar Cladodus, Sphenacanthus, Elasmobranchii, Ctenacanthiformes, Cladoselache

Ctenacanthus is a prehistoric cartilaginous fish genus. Remains have been found in the Bloyd Formation in Arkansas, United States (Carboniferous period) and in South America.

Species

†Ctenacanthus amblyxiphias Cope, 1891

†Ctenacanthus buttersi St. John & Worthen, 1883

†Ctenacanthus chemungensis Claypole, 1885

†Ctenacanthus cliftonensis Branson & Mehl, 1938

†Ctenacanthus concinnus Newberry, 1875

†Ctenacanthus costellatus Traquair, 1884

†Ctenacanthus elegans Tuomey, 1858 - Alabama

†Ctenacanthus furcicarinatus Newberry, 1875

†Ctenacanthus major Agassiz, 1843

†Ctenacanthus maranhensis Santos, 1946

†Ctenacanthus nodocostatus Hussakof & Bryant, 1918

†Ctenacanthus terrelli Newberry, 1889

†Ctenacanthus tumidus Newberry, 1889

species brought into synonymy

Ctenacanthus brevis Agassiz (1837) syn. of Avonacanthus Maisey 2010

References

Ctenacanthus Wikipedia

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