List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera
This list of prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera 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, 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. It includes all commonly accepted genera.
This list currently contains 804 generic names.
- Extinct genera are marked by a dagger (†).
- Extant taxon genera are bolded.
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.[verification needed]
- 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 Cappetta, 1980
- †Abdounia africana Arambourg, 1952
- †Abdounia beaugei Arambourg, 1935
- †Abdounia belselensis Mollen, 2007
- †Abdounia biauriculata Casier, 1946
- †Abdounia enniskilleni White, 1956
- †Abdounia finalis Arambourg, 1952
- †Abdounia furimskyi Case, 1980
- †Abdounia lapierrei Cappetta & Nolf, 1981
- †Abdounia lata Malyshkina, 2012
- †Abdounia mesetae Engelbrecht, Mörs, Reguero & Kriwet, 2017
- †Abdounia minutissima Winkler, 1874
- †Abdounia osipovae Averianov & Udovitshenko, 1993
- †Abdounia recticona Winkler, 1874
- †Abdounia richteri Engelbrecht, Mörs, Reguero & Kriwet, 2017
- †Abdounia vassilyevae Malyshkina, 2012
- †Acanthorhachis Martill, Del Strother & Gallien, 2014
- † Acanthorhachis spinatus Bolton, 1896
- †Acanthorhina Fraas, 1910
- † Acanthorhina jaekeli Fraas, 1910
- †Acmoniodus Hussakof & Bryant, 1918
- † Acmoniodus clarkei Hussakof & Bryant, 1918
- †Acondylacanthus Maisey, 1984
- † Acondylacanthus nuperus St. John & Worthen, 1883
- †Acrodonchus Fraas, 1889
- †Acrodonchus minimus Agassiz, 1839
- †Acrodus Agassiz in Alberti, 1834
- †Acrodus affinis Reuss, 1845
- †Acrodus alexandrae Wemple, 1906
- †Acrodus angustus Giebel, 1848
- †Acrodus anningiae Agassiz, 1843
- †Acrodus biscrasseplicatus Xing-Xu, 1980
- †Acrodus braunii Agassiz, 1843
- †Acrodus caledonicus Rees & Underwood, 2006
- †Acrodus cuneocostatus Cuny, Rieppel & Sander, 2001
- †Acrodus curtus Agassiz, 1837
- †Acrodus flexuosus Schafhäutl, 1863
- †Acrodus gaillardoti Agassiz in Alberti, 1834
- †Acrodus georgii Mutter, 1998
- †Acrodus gibberulus Agassiz, 1843
- †Acrodus hirudo Agassiz, 1843
- †Acrodus kalasinensis Cuny, Liard, Deesri, Liard, Kamha & Suttethorn, 2013
- †Acrodus keuperinus Murchison & Strickland, 1840
- †Acrodus lateralis Agassiz, 1843
- †Acrodus latus Agassiz, 1839
- †Acrodus leiopleurus Agassiz, 1843
- †Acrodus mutteri Delsate & Duffin, 1999
- †Acrodus nobilis Agassiz, 1843
- †Acrodus olsoni Johnson, 1981
- †Acrodus oreodontus Wemple, 1906
- †Acrodus personati Quenstedt, 1858
- †Acrodus substriatus Schmid, 1861
- †Acrodus sweetlacruzensis Johnson, 1981
- †Acrodus undulatus Agassiz, 1843
- †Acronemus Rieppel, 1982
- † Acronemus tuberculatus Bassani, 1886
- †Acrorhizodus Cappetta, Buffetaut, Cuny & Suttethorn, 2006
- †Acrorhizodus khoratensis Cappetta, Buffetaut, Cuny & Suttethorn, 2006
- †Acrosqualiolus Adnet, 2006
- †Acrosqualiolus mirus Adnet, 2006
- †Acutalamna Guinot & Carrillo-Briceño, 2018
- †Acutalamna karsteni Guinot & Carrillo-Briceño, 2018
- †Adamantina Bendix-Almgreen, 1993
- †Adamantina benedictae Bendix-Almgreen, 1993
- †Adamantina foliacea Ivanov, 1999
- †Adnetoscyllium Guinot, Underwood, Cappetta & Ward, 2013
- † Adnetoscyllium angloparisensis Guinot, Underwood, Cappetta & Ward, 2013
- Aetobatus Blainville, 1816
- †Aetobatus arcuatus Agassiz, 1843
- †Aetobatus cappettai Antunes & Balbino, 2006
- †Aetobatus irregularis Agassiz, 1843
- †Aetobatus punctatus Miller, 1876
- †Aetobatus poeyi Fernández de Castro 1873
- †Aetobatus sinhaleyus Deraniyagala, 1937
- Aetomylaeus Garman, 1908
- †Aetomylaeus cojimarensis Iturralde-Vinent, Mora, Rojas & Gutierrez, 1998
- †Aetomylaeus cubensis Iturralde-Vinent, Mora, Rojas & Gutierrez, 1998
- †Agaleorhynchus Guinot, Cappetta, Underwood & Ward, 2012
- †Agaleorhynchus britannicus Guinot, Cappetta, Underwood & Ward, 2012
- †Agaleus Duffin & Ward, 1983
- †Agaleus dorsetensis Duffin & Ward, 1983
- †Agassizodus St. John & Worthen, 1875
- †Agassizodus variabilis Newberry & Worthen, 1870
- †Ageleodus Owen, 1867
- †Ageleodus altus Garvey & Turner, 2006
- †Ageleodus pectinatus Agassiz, 1838
- †Agkistracanthus Duffin & Furrer, 1981
- † Agkistracanthus mitgelensis Duffin & Furrer, 1981
- †Akaimia Rees, 2010
- †Akaimia altucuspis Rees, 2010
- †Akaimia myriacuspis Srdic, Duffin & Martill, 2016
- †Akmonistion Coates & Sequeira, 2001
- †Akmonistion zangerli Coates & Sequeira, 2001
- †Aktaua Case, Udovitshenko, Nessov, Averianov & Borodin, 1996
- †Aktaua kizylkumensis Case, Udovitshenko, Nessov, Averianov & Borodin, 1996
- †Alethodontus Duffin, 1983
- †Alethodontus bavariensis Duffin, 1983
- Alopias Rafinesque, 1810
- †Alopias acutidens Casier, 1958
- †Alopias alabamensis White, 1956
- †Alopias carolinensis White, 1956
- †Alopias crochardi Ward, 1978
- †Alopias denticulatus Cappetta, 1981
- †Alopias exigua Probst, 1879
- †Alopias hassei Noetling, 1885
- †Alopias hermani Kozlov, 1999
- †Alopias latidens Leriche, 1909
- †Alopias leeensis Ward, 1978
- †Alopias grandis
- †Alopias palatasi Kent & Ward, 2018
- †Alopias subexigua Dartevelle & Casier, 1959
- †Alopiopsis Lioy, 1865
- †Alopiopsis plejodon Lioy, 1865
- †Altholepis Karatajute-Talimaa, 1997
- †Altholepis composita Karatajute-Talimaa, 1997
- †Altholepis salopensis Burrow & Turner, 2018
- †Altusmirus Fuchs, Engelbrecht, Lukeneder & Kriwet, 2018
- †Altusmirus triquetrus Fuchs, Engelbrecht, Lukeneder & Kriwet, 2018
- †Amamriabatis Adnet, Marivaux, Cappetta, Charruault, Essid, Jiquel, Ammar, Marandat, Marzougui, Merzeraud, Temani, Vianey-Liaud & Tabuce, 2020
- †Amamriabatis heni Adnet, Marivaux, Cappetta, Charruault, Essid, Jiquel, Ammar, Marandat, Marzougui, Merzeraud, Temani, Vianey-Liaud & Tabuce, 2020
- †Amblypristis Dames, 1888
- †Amblypristis cheops Dames, 1888
- †Amelacanthus Maisey, 1982
- † Amelacanthus laevis (Davis, 1883)
- † Amelacanthus plicatus ( Davis, 1883)
- † Amelacanthus pustulatus (Davis, 1883)
- †Amelacanthus americanus Maisey, 1983
- †Amelacanthus sulcatus Agassiz, 1837
- †Amylodon Storms, 1894
- †Amylodon eocenica Woodward & White, 1930
- †Amylodon karamysh Averianov & Popov, 1995
- †Amylodon venablesae Casier, 1966
- †Amylodon delheidi Storms, 1895
- † Anachronistes Duffin & Ward 1983
- † Anachronistes amazonensis (Duffin, Richter & Neis 1996)
- † Anachronistes fordi Duffin & Ward 1983
- † Anareodus Long & Young, 1995
- † Anareodus statei Long & Young, 1995
- †Angolabatis Antunes & Cappetta, 2006
- †Angolabatis benguelaensis Antunes & Cappetta, 2002
- †Angoumeius Adnet, Cappetta & Reynders, 2006
- † Angoumeius paradoxus Adnet, 2000
- †Anisopleurodontis Silva Santos, 1994
- †Anisopleurodontis pricei Silva Santos, 1994
- †Ankistrorhynchus Casier, 1964
- †Ankistrorhynchus lonzeensis Casier, 1964
- †Ankistrorhynchus major Cappetta & Case, 1975
- †Ankistrorhynchus washakiensis Case, 1987
- †Annea Thies, 1983
- †Annea carinata Thies, 1983
- †Annea maubeugei Delsate & Thies, 1995
- †Annulicorona Chen & Cuny, 2003
- † Annulicorona pyramidalis Chen & Cuny, 2003
- †Anodontacanthus Davis, 1881
- †Anodontacanthus alatus Davis, 1880
- †Anodontacanthus belemnoideus Zidek, 1978
- †Anodontacanthus triangularis Davis, 1880
- †Anomotodon Arambourg, 1952
- †Anomotodon cravenensis Case, 1980
- †Anomotodon genaulti Guinot, Underwood, Cappetta & Ward, 2013
- †Anomotodon hermani Siverson, 1992
- †Anomotodon kozlovi Adnet, 2000
- †Anomotodon laevis Herman, 1982
- †Anomotodon multidenticulata Long, 1992
- †Anomotodon novus Winkler, 1876
- †Anomotodon plicatus Arambourg, 1952
- †Anomotodon principialis Cappetta, 1975
- †Anomotodon sheppeyensis Casier, 1966
- †Anomotodon toddi Case & Cappetta, 1997
- †Anotodus Le Hon, 1871
- †Anotodus agassizii Le Hon, 1871
- Anoxypristis White & Moy-Thomas, 1941
- †Anoxypristis fajumensis Stromer, 1905
- †Anoxypristis mucrodens White, 1926
- †Anoxypristis osonensis Farres, 2003
- †Antarctilamna Young, 1982
- †Antarctilamna prisca Young, 1982
- †Antarctilamna seriponensis Gagnier, Turner, Friman, Suarez-Riglos & Janvier, 1988
- †Antarctilamna ultima Gess & Coates, 2015
- †Antliodus Newberry & Worthen, 1866
- †Antliodus arcuatus Newberry, 1889
- †Antliodus cucullus Newberry & Worthen, 1866
- †Antliodus gracilis St. John & Worthen, 1875
- †Antliodus minutes Newberry & Worthen, 1866
- †Antliodus mucronatus Newberry & Worthen, 1866
- †Antliodus parvulus Newberry & Worthen, 1866
- †Antliodus perovalis St. John & Worthen, 1875
- †Antliodus politus Newberry & Worthen, 1866
- †Antliodus robustus Newberry & Worthen, 1866
- †Antliodus sarcululus Newberry & Worthen, 1870
- †Antliodus similis Newberry & Worthen, 1866
- †Antliodus simplex Newberry & Worthen, 1866
- †Antliodus sulcatus Newberry & Worthen, 1866
- †Antliodus truncates Anonymous author(s)
- †Antrigoulia Guinot, Cappetta & Adnet, 2014
- †Antrigoulia circumplicata Guinot, Cappetta & Adnet, 2014
- †Apocopodon Cope, 1885
- †Apocopodon sericeus Cope, 1885
- Apristurus Garman, 1913
- †Apristurus sereti Adnet, 2006
- Aptychotrema Norman, 1926
- †Aptychotrema massoniae Bernardez, 2002
- †Aquilolamna Vullo, Frey, Ifrim, González González, Stinnesbeck, & Stinnesbeck, 2021
- †Aquilolamna milarcae Vullo, Frey, Ifrim, González González, Stinnesbeck, & Stinnesbeck, 2021
- †Araloselachus Glikman, 1964
- †Araloselachus agespensis Glikman, 1964
- †Araloselachus aralensis Glikman, 1964
- †A. a. aralensis Glikman, 1964
- †A. a. kutanbulaki Zhelezko, 1999
- †A. a. nurensis Zhelezko, 1999
- †A. a. solonovski Zhelezko, 1999
- †Araloselachus turgaensis Zhelezko, 1999
- †Archaeogaleus Guinot, Cappetta & Adnet, 2014
- †Archaeogaleus lengadocensis Guinot, Cappetta & Adnet, 2014
- †Archaeolamna Siverson, 1992
- †Archaeolamna apophysata Li, 1995
- †Archaeolamna haigi Siverson, 1996
- †Archaeolamna kopingensis Davis, 1890
- †A. k. judithensis Siverson, 1992
- †A. k. kopingensis Davis, 1890
- †Archaeomanta Herman, 1979
- †Archaeomanta hermani Kozlov, 2001
- †Archaeomanta melenhorsti Herman, 1979
- †Archaeomanta priemi Herman, 1979
- †Archaeotriakis Case, 1978
- † Archaeotriakis ornatus Case, 1987
- † Archaeotriakis rochelleae Case, 1978
- †Archingeayia Vullo, Cappetta & Néraudeau, 2007
- † Archingeayia sistaci Vullo, Cappetta & Néraudeau, 2007
- †Arctacanthus Nielsen, 1932
- † Arctacanthus exiguus Yamagishi, 2004
- †Arduodens Hairapetian & Ginter, 2009
- † Arduodens flammeus Hairapetian & Ginter, 2009
- †Arechia Cappetta, 1983
- †Arechia arambourgi Cappetta, 1983
- †Arechia crassicaudata Blainville, 1818
- †Argoubia Adnet, Cappetta, Guinot & Notarbartolo Di Sciara, 2012
- †Argoubia arnoldmülleri Leder, 2015
- †Argoubia barbei Adnet, Cappetta, Guinot & Notarbartolo Di Sciara, 2012
- †Arnomobula Leder, 2015
- †Arnomobula eythrai Leder, 2015
- †Arpagodus Trautschold, 1879
- †Arpagodus rectangulus Trautschold, 1879
- †Artiodus Ivanov & Duffin in Ivanov, Duffin & Naugolnykh, 2017
- †Artiodus prominens Ivanov & Duffin in Ivanov, Duffin & Naugolnykh, 2017
- †Asiodontus Nessov, Glikman & Mertiniene, 1991
- †Asiodontus shuvalovi Nessov, Glikman & Mertiniene, 1991
- †Asteracanthus Agassiz, 1837
- †Asteracanthus acutus Agassiz, 1843
- †Asteracanthus aegyptiacus Stromer, 1927
- †Asteracanthus biformatus Kriwet, 1995
- †Asteracanthus granulosus Egerton, 1854
- †Asteracanthus lepidus Dollfus, 1863
- †Asteracanthus magnus Agassiz, 1838
- †Asteracanthus minor Agassiz, 1843
- †Asteracanthus ornatissimus Agassiz, 1837
- †Asteracanthus patagonicus Ameghino, 1935
- †Asteracanthus semisulcatus Agassiz, 1837
- †Asteracanthus semiverrucosus Egerton, 1854
- †Asteracanthus smithwoodwardi Peyer, 1946
- †Asteracanthus somaensis Yabe, 1902
- †Asteracanthus stutchburyi Agassiz, 1843
- †Asteracanthus tenuis Agassiz, 1838
- †Asteracanthus tetrastichodon Fricke, 1875
- †Asteracanthus tridentinus Zittel, 1870
- †Asteracanthus udulfensis Leuzinger, Cuny, Popov & Billon-Bruyat, 2017
- †Asteracanthus verrucosus Egerton, 1854
- †Asteracanthus wastensis Sauvage, 1880
- †Asterodermus Agassiz, 1843
- † Asterodermus platypterus Agassiz, 1843
- †Asterotrygon Carvalho, Maisey & Grande, 2004
- †Asterotrygon maloneyi Carvalho, Maisey & Grande, 2004
- †Ataktobatis Cappetta & Corral, 1999
- † Ataktobatis variabilis Cappetta & Corral, 1999
- †Atlanticopristis Pereira & Medeiros, 2008
- †Atlanticopristis equatorialis Pereira & Medeiros, 2008
- †Atlantitrygon Sambou, Hautier, Sarr, Tabuce, Lihoreau, Thiam, Lebrun, Martin, Cappetta & Adnet, 2020
- †Atlantitrygon senegalensis Sambou, Hautier, Sarr, Tabuce, Lihoreau, Thiam, Lebrun, Martin, Cappetta & Adnet, 2020
- †Atlantitrygon sudrei Cappetta, 1972
- Atlantoraja Menni, 1972
- †Atlantoraja cecilae Steurbaut & Herman, 1978
- †Aturobatis Adnet, 2006
- †Aturobatis aquensis Adnet, 2006
- †Australopristis Martill & Ibrahim, 2012
- †Australopristis wiffeni Martill & Ibrahim, 2012
- †Avonacanthus Maisey, 2010
- †Avonacanthus brevis Agassiz, 1837
- †Aztecodus Long & Young, 1995
- †Aztecodus harmsenae Long & Young, 1995