Chondrichthyes - Acanthodiformes - Acanthodidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome II (5me livraison) 85-200
Parent taxon: Acanthodidae according to R. Denison 1979
See also Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Owen 1859 and Woodward 1891
Sister taxa: Acanthodes, Carycinacanthus, Homalacanthus, Protogonacanthus, Pseudacanthodes, Traquairichthys, Triazeugacanthus, Utahacanthus
Subtaxa: Cheiracanthus brevicostatus Cheiracanthus grandispinus Cheiracanthus latus Cheiracanthus longicostatus Cheiracanthus minor Cheiracanthus murchisoni Cheiracanthus splendens
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Belarus (7 collections), Estonia (3), Latvia (1), the Russian Federation (2), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 14 collections including 32 occurrences
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