†Compsacanthus Newberry 1856 (elasmobranch)
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Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthiformes - Xenacanthidae
Parent taxon: Xenacanthidae according to D. S. Jordan 1963
See also Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Acanthopleurus, Aganodus, Diacranodus, Fayolia, Lepacanthus, Lophacanthus, Mooreodontus, Ochlodus, Phricacanthus, Platyacanthus, Pleuracanthus, Plicatodus, Pternodus, Triodus, Wurdigneria, Xenacanthus
Subtaxa: Compsacanthus laevis
Type: Compsacanthus laevis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Compsacanthus in the database
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