Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthiformes - Xenacanthidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1837. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (8me, 9me livraison) viii-72
Parent taxon: Xenacanthidae according to R. Zangerl 1981
See also Hay 1902, Heintz 1934, Jordan 1963 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Acanthopleurus, Aganodus, Compsacanthus, Diacranodus, Fayolia, Lepacanthus, Lophacanthus, Mooreodontus, Ochlodus, Phricacanthus, Platyacanthus, Plicatodus, Pternodus, Triodus, Wurdigneria, Xenacanthus
Subtaxa: Pleuracanthus arcuatus Pleuracanthus biserialis Pleuracanthus cylindricus Pleuracanthus decheni Pleuracanthus dilatatus Pleuracanthus laevissimus Pleuracanthus quadriseriatus Pleuracanthus robustus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Australia (1 collection), Poland (1)
• Permian of the Czech Republic (1), Germany (1), Norway (1), United States (1: Oklahoma)
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (10)
Total: 16 collections including 22 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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