†Platyacanthus Fritsch 1889 (elasmobranch)
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Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthiformes - Xenacanthidae
Parent taxon: Xenacanthidae according to R. Zangerl 1981
Sister taxa: Acanthopleurus, Aganodus, Compsacanthus, Diacranodus, Fayolia, Lepacanthus, Lophacanthus, Mooreodontus, Ochlodus, Phricacanthus, Pleuracanthus, Plicatodus, Pternodus, Triodus, Wurdigneria, Xenacanthus
Subtaxa: Platyacanthus americanus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (7: Oklahoma, Texas collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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