Sphenodus

Sphenodus
Temporal range:
Skeleton of Sphenodus nitidus (SMNS 96844-7) from the Late Jurassic of Germany
Tooth of Sphenodus nitidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Family: †Orthacodontidae
Genus: †Sphenodus
Agassiz, 1843
Type species
Lamna (Sphenodus) longidens
Agassiz, 1843

Sphenodus is an extinct genus of shark. It is placed as a member of the extinct family Orthacodontidae, which is either considered to be a member of the extinct order Synechodontiformes, or the modern shark order Hexanchiformes.

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