Ctenacanthidae

Ctenacanthidae is an extinct family of prehistoric sharks in the order Ctenacanthiformes.[2] Species of the different genera are found in strata ranging from Devonian to Triassic, with a worldwide distribution.

Ctenacanthidae
Temporal range: Emsian—Triassic
Fossil of Ctenacanthus costellatus, illustration in the Geological magazine (1884).
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: †Ctenacanthiformes
Superfamily: †Ctenacanthoidea
Family: †Ctenacanthidae
Dean, 1909[1]
Type genus
†Ctenacanthus
Agassiz, 1837
Genera

References
  1. B. Dean, 1909, Studies on fossil fishes (sharks, chimaeroids and arthrodires. Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, Part V, v 9: 211–287
  2. "Ctenacanthidae". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2 October 2021.


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