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Ctenoptychius ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Belantseidae : Ctenoptychius | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Petalodontiformes : Belantseidae : Ctenoptychius | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Ctenoptychius Agassiz, 1838 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Poiss. Foss., 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 323 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 290 - 272 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Petalodontiformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Petalodontiformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | L. Agassiz. 1838. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (livr. 11). Imprimérie de Petitpierre, Neuchatel |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ctenoptychius acuminatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ctenoptychius apicalis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Ctenoptychius cristatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ctenoptychius dentatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Ctenoptychius digitatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ctenoptychius lobatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ctenoptychius pertenius ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ctenoptychius pertenuis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ctenoptychius serratus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Ctenoptychius stevensoni ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Petalodus dentatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Petalodus lobatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Petalodus serratus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1838 | Ctenoptychius Agassiz p. 99 |
| 1889 | Ctenoptychius Woodward p. 49 |
| 1902 | Ctenoptychius Hay p. 281 |
| 1963 | Ctenoptychius Jordan p. 593 |
| 1981 | Ctenoptychius Zangerl p. 97 |
| 1989 | Ctenoptychius Lund p. 352 |
| 2010 | Ctenoptychius Ginter et al. p. 148 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
