Erismacanthus barbatus Eastman 1903 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae

Full reference: C. R. Eastman. 1903. Carboniferous fishes from the central western States. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 39:163-226

Belongs to Erismacanthus according to C. R. Eastman 1903

Sister taxa: Erismacanthus formosus, Erismacanthus jonesii, Erismacanthus maccoyanus, Erismacanthus major

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Kinderhook limestone, Burlington (Carboniferous of Iowa)

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