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Chondrichthyes
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| Rank | class (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Common Name | cartilaginous fish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3,831 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 395 (10%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 466 - 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Chondrichthyes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Chondrichthyes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | T. H. Huxley. 1880. On the application of the laws of evolution to the arrangement of the Vertebrata, and more particularly of the Mammalia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society, London 43:649-662 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Elasmobranchii class | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Elasmobranch | 12,599 | 443 Ma Silurian | 0 Ma Extant |
| Holocephali class | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Chimaera | 786 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 0 Ma Extant |
| Subterbranchialia subclass | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Holocephalimorpha ✝ infraclass | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Bradyodontida ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Desmiodontida ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Iniopterygia ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 95 | 326 Ma Carboniferous | 304 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Rhinobatiformes order | listed (PBDB) | Guitarfish | 0 Ma Extant | ||
 Galeorhinidae ✝family | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Mongolepididae family | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ancistriodus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Anodontacanthus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Areyonga ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Batacanthus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Duplisuggestus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 21 | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Elegestolepis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 427 Ma Silurian | 423 Ma Silurian | |
| Eucentrurus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ewingia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Fasciodus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Geisacanthus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Gracilisuggestus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 24 | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Hamatus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Leonotus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Machichnus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Proprigalea ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 21 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
 Ptomacanthus ✝genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pucapumpella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Simmorius genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 304 Ma Carboniferous | 304 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Thaumatacanthus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Xystracanthus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 260 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1880 | Chondrichthyes Huxley p. 660 |
| 1881 | Ctenoptychius ordii Davis p. 422 figs. Pl. 22:8 |
| 1984 | Chondrichthyes Squires p. 56 |
| 1997 | Chondrichthyes Young p. 11 |
| 1998 | Chondrichthyes Barnes |
| 1999 | Chondrichthyes Dineley and Metcalf p. 11 |
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2002 | Chondrichthyes Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2003 | Chondrichthyes Meyer and Zardoya |
| 2011 | Chondrichthyes Long p. 242 |
| 2014 | Chondrichthyes Fourriére et al. p. 380 figs. Table 1 |
| 2017 | Chondrichthyes Richter et al. p. 110 |
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!
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