†Ischnacanthus Powrie 1864 (spiny fish)
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Chondrichthyes - Ischnacanthiformes
Parent taxon: Ischnacanthiformes according to V. Voichyshyn and H. Szaniawski 2012
See also Denison 1979, Jordan 1963, Sepkoski 2002 and Woodward 1891
Sister taxa: Acritolepidae, Ischnacanthidae, Podoliacanthus, Poracanthodidae, Serradentus, Xylacanthus
Subtaxa: Ischnacanthus anglicus Ischnacanthus gracilis Ischnacanthus kingi Ischnacanthus scheii Ischnacanthus wickhami
Type: Ischnacanthus gracilis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Silurian of the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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