| Orthacodontidae Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
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| The head of a Sphenodus nitidus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Hexanchiformes |
| Family: | †Orthacodontidae Glikman, 1957 |
| Genera | |
Orthacodontidae is an extinct family of sharks currently classified in the order Hexanchiformes.[1] It contains twelve species within two genera. Some authors included it into Synechodontiformes or Lamniformes.[2]
Species
- Occitanodus Guinot, Cappetta & Adnet, 2014
- Occitanodus sudrei Guinot, Cappetta & Adnet, 2014
- Sphenodus Agassiz, 1843
- Sphenodus alpinus Gümbel, 1861
- Sphenodus longidens Agassiz, 1843
- Sphenodus lundgreni Davis, 1890
- Sphenodus macer Quenstedt, 1852
- Sphenodus nitidus Wagner, 1862
- Sphenodus planus Agassiz, 1843
- Sphenodus rectidens Emmons, 1858
- Sphenodus robustidens Seguenza, 1900
- Sphenodus tithonius Gemmellaro, 1871
- Sphenodus virgai Gemmellaro, 1871
References
- ↑ "Sphenodus longidens | Shark-References". shark-references.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ↑ Rees, JAN (2010). "Neoselachian sharks from the Callovian-Oxfordian (Jurassic) of Ogrodzieniec, Zawiercie Region, southern Poland". Palaeontology. 53 (4): 887–902. Bibcode:2010Palgy..53..887R. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2010.00967.x.
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