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Orthacodontidae
Extinct family of sharks From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Orthacodontidae (also spelled Orthacodidae[1]) is an extinct family of sharks. It is disputed as to whether it belongs to the modern shark order Hexanchiformes,[2] or the extinct order Synechodontiformes.[3] It contains two genera. Some other authors included it in Lamniformes.[4]
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Species
- Occitanodus Guinot, Cappetta & Adnet, 2014
- Occitanodus sudrei Guinot, Cappetta & Adnet, 2014
- Sphenodus Agassiz, 1843 (Possibly a nomen dubium)[5]
- 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
- Archaeogracilidens Villalobos-Segura et al. 2025
- Archaeogracilidens macer Quenstedt, 1852
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