Bythiacanthus brevis Agassiz 1836 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes - Ctenacanthidae

Alternative combination: Ctenacanthus brevis

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1836. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (7me livraison)

Belongs to Bythiacanthus according to J. G. Maisey 1982

See also Agassiz 1836, Agassiz 1837, Carrano 2023 and Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: Bythiacanthus ianishevskyi, Bythiacanthus lucasi, Bythiacanthus siderius, Bythiacanthus solidus, Bythiacanthus vanhornei

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Bythiacanthus brevis in the database

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