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Sphenacanthidae ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Sphenacanthidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 372 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 265 - 260 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Chondrichthyes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Chondrichthyes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. Ginter, O. Hampe, and C. J. Duffin. 2010. Chondrichthyes, Paleozoic Elasmobranchii: Teeth. In H.P. Schultze (ed.), Handbook of Paleoichthyology 3D:1-168 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Khuffia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 14 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
Sphenacanthus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 265 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1982 | Sphenacanthidae Maisey |
1999 | Sphenacanthidae Ivanov p. 278 |
2010 | Sphenacanthidae Ginter et al. p. 100 |
2013 | Sphenacanthidae Ivanov et al. p. 154 |
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!