List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish

This list of prehistoric cartilaginous fish is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera that have ever been included in the class chondrichthyes and are known from the fossil record. This list excludes purely vernacular terms. It includes all commonly accepted genera, but also genera that are now considered invalid, doubtful (nomina dubia), or were not formally published (nomina nuda), as well as junior synonyms of more established names, and genera that are no longer considered to be cartilaginous fish.

This list currently contains 376 generic names.

• Extinct genera are marked by a dagger (†).
• Extant taxon genera are bolded.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Naming conventions and terminology

Naming conventions and terminology follow the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Technical terms used include:

• Junior synonym: A name which describes the same taxon as a previously published name. If two or more genera are formally designated and the type specimens are later assigned to the same genus, the first to be published (in chronological order) is the senior synonym, and all other instances are junior synonyms. Senior synonyms are generally used, except by special decision of the ICZN, but junior synonyms cannot be used again, even if deprecated. Junior synonymy is often subjective, unless the genera described were both based on the same type specimen.
• Nomen nudum (Latin for "naked name"): A name that has appeared in print but has not yet been formally published by the standards of the ICZN. Nomina nuda (the plural form) are invalid, and are therefore not italicized as a proper generic name would be. If the name is later formally published, that name is no longer a nomen nudum and will be italicized on this list. Often, the formally published name will differ from any nomina nuda that describe the same specimen.
• Nomen oblitum (Latin for "forgotten name"): A name that has not been used in the scientific community for more than fifty years after its original proposal.
• Preoccupied name: A name that is formally published, but which has already been used for another taxon. This second use is invalid (as are all subsequent uses) and the name must be replaced. As preoccupied names are not valid generic names, they will also go unitalicized on this list.
• Nomen dubium (Latin for "dubious name"): A name describing a fossil with no unique diagnostic features. As this can be an extremely subjective and controversial designation, this term is not used on this list.

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†Abdounia †Acandylacanthus †Acanthorhina †Acanthoscyllium †Acmoniodus †Acrodus †Acronemus †Aellopos Aetobatus Aetomylaeus †Agaleus †Agassizodus †Ageleodus †Agkistracanthus

†Alethodontus †Almascyllium Alopias †Amelacanthus †Amylodon †Anachronistes †Anaclitacanthus †Ankystrorhynchus †Annea †Anomotodon Anoxypristis †Antliodus

†Apocopodon †Arauzia †Archaeolamna †Archaeomanta †Archaeotriakis †Arctacanthus †Arechia †Arpagodus †Arthropterus †Asteracanthus †Asterodermus †Asteroptychius

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†Bdellodus †Bebhacanthus †Belantsea †Belemnobatis

†Bobbodus Brachaelurus †Brachymylus †Brachyrhizodus

†Brachyrhizodus †Breviacanthus †Burnhamia

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Callorhynchus †Campodus †Campyloprion †Cantioscyllium Carcharhinus †Carchariolamna †Carcharocles Carcharodon †Carcharoides †Caseodus †Cederstroemia †Centrophoroides Centrophorus †Centropterus

†Centrosqualus Cetorhinus Chaenogaleus †Chiastodus Chiloscyllium Chimaera †Chimaeropsis Chlamydoselachus †Chomatodus †Chondrenchelys †Cladoselache †Cobelodus †Coelosteus †Copodus

†Coronodus †Coupatezia †Crassidonta †Cratoselache †Cretascymnus †Cretodus †Cretolamna †Cretorectolobus †Cretoxyrhina †Ctenacanthus †Ctenopristis †Cyclobatis †Cynopodius

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†Dabasacanthus Dalatias †Dalpiazia Dasyatis

Deania †Debeerius †Delphyodontos †Deltoptychius †Denaea

†Desmiodus †Desdeminus †Diademodus †Dicrenodus †Doratodus

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†Echinochimaera †Echinodus Echinorhinus †Edaphodon †Edestus †Elasmodectes †Elasmodus †Elegestolepis

†Eoetmopterus †Eogaleus †Eomanta †Eomobula †Eonotidanus †Eoorodus †Eostegostoma †Eotorpedo

†Erikodus †Erquitaia Etmopterus †Eucentrurus †Eugeneodus †Euglossodus †Euryarthra

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†Fadenia

†Falcatus

†Fissodus

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Galeocerdo †Ganodus †Ganopristis Geleorhinus

†Gibbechinorhinus †Gilliodus Ginglymostoma

†Glikmanius †Glyphanodus †Goodrichthys Gymnura

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†Harpacodus †Harpagofututor Harriotta †Helicampodus †Helicoprion Hemipristis Hemiscyllium Heptranchias

†Hercynolepis Heterodontus †Heteropetalus †Heterotorpedo Hexanchus †Hispidaspis †Holmesella †Hueneichthys

†Hybocladodus †Hybodus †Hydroplanus †Hylaeobatis †Hypolophites †Hypolophodon †Hypotodus †Hypsobatis

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†Iberolepis †Icthypriapus †Igdabatis †Ikamuius †Iniopera

†Iniopteryx †Inioxyle †Ischyodus †Ischyrhiza

Isistius Isogomphodon †Isurolamna Isurus

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†Jacqhermania †Jaekelotodus

†Janassa †Jimpohlia

†Jurobatos

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†Lagarodus †Lambdodus Lamna †Leiodus

†Leonotus †Leptostyrax †Lestrodus †Libanopristis

†Lisgodus †Lissodus †Lunalepis

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†Macrourogaleus †Mafoletia Manta †Marckgrafia †Marracanthus †Mazodus †Mcmurdodus †Megactenopetalus †Megascyliorhinus †Megasqualus

†Menaspis †Merabatis †Mesiteia †Mesodmodus †Mesolophodus †Metopacanthus †Microcorax †Microetmopterus †Micropristis

†Misrichthys Mitsukurina Mobula †Monocladodus †Moyacanthus Mustelus †Myledaphus Myliobatis †Myriacanthus

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Narcine Nebrius Negaprion

†Nemacanthus †Netsepoye

†Notidanodon Notorhynchus

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Odontaspis †Odontorhytis †Onchopristus †Onchosaurus

†Onychoselache †Orectoloboides †Orestiacanthus †Ornithoprion

†Orodus †Otodus Oxynotus

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†Pachygaleus †Pachyhexanchus †Pachymylus †Palaeobates †Palaeocarcharias †Palaeocarcharodon †Palaeodasyatis †Palaeogaleus †Palaeohypotodus †Palaeorhincodon †Palaeoscyllium †Palaeospinax †Paleobrachselurus †Paracorax †Paracymatodus †Paraechinorhinus Paragaleus †Paraginglymostoma †Parahelicampodus †Parahelicoprion †Paraheptranchias †Paranomotodon †Paraorthacodus †Parapalaeobates †Pararaja †Pararhincodon

†Parasquatina †Paratriakis †Parisurus †Parotodus †Peripristis †Petalodus †Petrodus †Peyeria †Phoebodus †Phorcynis †Physogaleus Platyrhina †Platyxystrodus +Pleurocanthus †Plinthicus Pliotrema †Polyacrodus †Polyrhizodus †Polysentor †Pororhiza †Premintreia †Priohybodus Prionace Pristiophorus Pristis †Pristodus †Proetmopterus

†Promexyele †Propristis †Prospiraxis †Protacodus †Protoginglymostoma †Protolamna †Protoplatyrhina †Protoscyliorhinus †Protospinax †Protosqualus †Protoxynotus †Psammodus †Pseudocorax †Pseudodalatias †Pseudodontichthys †Pseudoechinorhinus †Pseudohypolophus †Pseudoisurus Pterolamiops †Pteroscyllium †Ptychodus †Ptychotrygon †Ptyktoptychion †Pucabatis †Pucapristis

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†Raineria Raja †Rajorhina †Reifia

Rhincodon Rhinobatos Rhinoptera Rhizoprionodon

†Rhombodus †Rhombopterygia Rhynchobatus †Romerodus

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†Sarcoprion †Scapanorhynchus †Schizorhiza †Sclerorhynchus Scyliorhinus Scymnodon Scymnorhinus †Serratodus †Siamodus †Sibyrhynchus †Siksika ottae †Similihariotta

†Solenodus Somniosus †Spathobatis †Sphenacanthus †Sphenodus Sphyrna †Squalicorax Squaliolus †Squalogaleus †Squaloraja Squalus †Squatigaleus

Squatina †Squatinactis †Squatirhina †Squatiscyllium †Steinbachodus †Stethacanthus †Striatolamia †Styracodus †Symmorium †Synechodus Synodontaspis †Syntomodus

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†Tamiobatis †Tanaodus †Thrinax

Torpedo †Toxoprion Triakis

†Trichorhipis †Triodus †Tristychius

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• Urolophus

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• †Vallisia

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†Welcommia

†Weltonia

†Wodnika

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†Xenacanthus

†Xiphodolamia

†Xystrodus

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• †Youssoubatis

See also

• Cartilaginous fish
• List of sharks
• List of prehistoric jawless fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish
• List of acanthodians

References

Uncited genera can be attributed to the following:

• Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=575&rank=class. Retrieved 2007-12-20. 

External links

• Devonian Times: More about Chondrichthyes
• Discovery Education: The Search for Prehistoric Sharks
• Paleobiology Database entrye on "Chondrichthyes"