Acanthopleurus Agassiz 1843 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthiformes - Xenacanthidae

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome II, IIe Partie (17me livraison) 73-336

Parent taxon: Xenacanthidae according to D. S. Jordan 1963

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aganodus, Compsacanthus, Diacranodus, Fayolia, Lepacanthus, Lophacanthus, Mooreodontus, Ochlodus, Phricacanthus, Platyacanthus, Pleuracanthus, Plicatodus, Pternodus, Triodus, Wurdigneria, Xenacanthus

Subtaxa: Acanthopleurus serratus

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Acanthopleurus in the database

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