Xystracanthus major Waagen 1879 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes

Full reference: W. H. Waagen. 1879. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part I. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(1):1-72

Belongs to Xystracanthus according to W. H. Waagen 1879

Sister taxa: Physonemus arcuatus, Physonemus asper, Physonemus carinatus, Physonemus gemmatus, Physonemus gigas, Physonemus gigii, Physonemus hamuspiscatorius, Physonemus mirabilis, Physonemus pandatus, Physonemus stellatus, Physonemus striatus, Physonemus subteres, Batacanthus baculiformis, Batacanthus necis, Batacanthus stellatus, Gnathacanthus striatus, Gnathacanthus triangularis, Xystracanthus giganteus, Xystracanthus gracilis, Xystracanthus mirabilis, Xystracanthus reversus, Xystracanthus anceps, Xystracanthus acinaciformis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Musakheyl, Salt Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian marine limestone in Pakistan

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Musakheyl, Salt Range

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