Sphenacanthus costellatus

(Traquair, 1884)


Classification: Elasmobranchii incert. sedis Sphenacanthidae

Reference of the original description
Traquair, R.H. (1884)
Description of a fossil shark (Ctenacanthus costellatus) from the Lower Carboniferous rocks of Eskdale, Dumfrieshire. Geological Magazine, decade 3, 1, 3–8

Types
Sphenacanthus costellatus
Holotype: NHMUK: PV P 5900;


Description:


Citation: Sphenacanthus costellatus (Traquair, 1884): In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024

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Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=6523;
valid after Woodward (1889) p. 242 [2593],

synonym of Ctenacanthus costellatus after Maisey (1982) p. 20 [1528]

References
Dineley, D.L. (1999)
Chapter 9 – British Carboniferous fossil fishes sites. In Dineley, D. & Metcalf, S. 1999. Fossil Fishes of Great Britain. Geological Conservation Review Series No. 16. JNCC, Peterborough, ISBN 1 86107 470 0 (pp. 264–312).
Maisey, J.G. (1982)
Studies on the Paleozoic selachian genus Ctenacanthus Agassiz. No. 2, Bythiacanthus St. John and Worthen, Amelacanthus, new genus, Eunemacanthus St. John and Worthen, Sphenacanthus Agassiz, and Wodnika Münster. American Museum Novitates, 2722, 1–24
Woodward, A.S. (1889)
Catalogue of the fossil fishes in the British Museum. Part. I. British Museum (Natural History): 474 p., fig., 17 pl.