†Bythiacanthus StJohn and Worthen 1875 (elasmobranch)
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Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes - Ctenacanthidae
Parent taxon: Ctenacanthidae according to J. G. Maisey 1982
See also Hay 1902 and Jordan 1963
Sister taxa: Acondylacanthus, Anodontacanthus ruthenorum, Cladodoides, Cladodus, Cratoselache, Ctenacanthus, Glikmanius, Glymmatacanthus, Tamiobatis
Subtaxa: Bythiacanthus brevis Bythiacanthus ianishevskyi Bythiacanthus lucasi Bythiacanthus siderius Bythiacanthus solidus Bythiacanthus vanhornei
Type: Bythiacanthus vanhornei
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (3: Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico collections)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
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