Carinacanthus Bryant 1934 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes

Full reference: W. L. Bryant. 1934. New fishes from the Triassic of Pennsylvania. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 73(5):319-326

Parent taxon: Ctenacanthoidea according to R. Zangerl 1981

Sister taxa: Anaclitacanthus, Asteroptychius, Bandringidae, Pyknotylacanthus, Rhombacanthus, Tamiobatidae, Wodnika

Subtaxa: Carinacanthus jepseni

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Type: Carinacanthus jepseni

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of United States (2: Pennsylvania collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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