Triodus Jordan 1849 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthiformes - Xenacanthidae

Parent taxon: Xenacanthidae according to M. Ginter et al. 2010

See also Hampe 2003, Heckert and Lucas 2006, Johnson and Thayer 2009, Jordan 1963 and Zangerl 1981

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

Subtaxa: Triodus elpia Triodus moorei

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of United States (11: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas collections)

• Permian of the Czech Republic (1)

• Carboniferous of United States (2: Arizona, Illinois)

Total: 14 collections including 15 occurrences

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