Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Acrodontidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1836. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (7me livraison)
Belongs to Asteracanthus according to J. Rees and C. Underwood 2008
See also Agassiz 1836, Agassiz 1837, Agassiz 1843, Maisey 1987, Tabaste 1963, Woodward 1889 and Woodward 1916
Sister taxa: Asteracanthus acutus, Asteracanthus aegyptiacus, Asteracanthus compressus, Asteracanthus granulosus, Asteracanthus magnus, Asteracanthus medius, Asteracanthus minor, Asteracanthus papillosus, Asteracanthus semisulcatus, Asteracanthus siderius, Asteracanthus somaensis, Asteracanthus tenuis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Tunisia (1 collection)
• Jurassic of France (1), Poland (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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