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†Batacanthus St John and Worthen 1870 (cartilaginous fish)

Chondrichthyes

Parent taxon: Chondrichthyes according to E. B. Branson 1916

See also Hay 1902 and Jordan 1963

Sister taxa: Ancistriodus, Anodontacanthus, Areyonga, Bradyodontida, Ctenoptychius ordii, Desmiodontida, Duplisuggestus, Elasmobranchii, Elegestolepis, Eucentrurus, Ewingia, Fasciodus, Galeorhinidae, Geisacanthus, Gracilisuggestus, Hamatus, Holocephali, Holocephalimorpha, Iniopterygia, Leonotus, Machichnus, Mongolepididae, Proprigalea, Ptomacanthus, Pucapumpella, Rhinobatiformes, Simmorius, Subterbranchialia, Thaumatacanthus, Xystracanthus

Subtaxa: Batacanthus baculiformis Batacanthus gigas Batacanthus necis Batacanthus stellatus

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Type: Batacanthus baculiformis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Lower Embar fauna (Permian of Wyoming)

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