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Stethacanthulus ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Symmoriiformes : Symmoriidae : Stethacanthulus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 315 - 307 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 265 - 260 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Symmoriiformes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Symmoriiformes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. Zangerl. 1995. The problem of vast numbers of cladodont shark denticles in the Pennsylvanian Excello Shale of Pike County, Indiana. Journal of Paleontology 69(3):556-563 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Stethacanthulus longipeniculus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 311 Ma Carboniferous | 311 Ma Carboniferous | |
Stethacanthulus meccaensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 14 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 265 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1990 | Stethacanthulus Zangerl |
1995 | Stethacanthulus Zangerl p. 556 |
2010 | Stethacanthulus Ginter et al. p. 67 |
2013 | Stethacanthulus Ivanov et al. p. 154 |
2015 | Stethacanthulus Ivanov p. 302 |
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!