Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome I (18me livraison) xxxii-188
Parent taxon: Elasmobranchii according to M. Ginter et al. 2010
See also Duffin and Cuny 2008, Hay 1902 and Jordan 1963
Sister taxa: Amelacanthus, Annulicorona, Antarctilamniformes, Aporomicrodus, Arduodens, Carinasubcorona, Celtiberina, Cestraciontidae, Changxingselache, Cladodontomorphi, Cladodontomorphii, Cladodus hassiacus, Cladodus wildungensis, Cladoselachida, Cladoselachii, Complanicorona, Coniunctio, Coronodontida, Eunemacanthus, Euselachiformes, Euselachii, Fragilicorona, Galeiformes, Glabrisubcorona, Gondwanodus, Ichthyodorulites, Kannathalepididae, Labascicorona, Labrilancea, Leonodus, Lesnilomia, Listracanthidae, Lobaticorona, Meishanselache, Minuticorona, Myliobatiformes, Omalodontiformes, Oniscina, Ornathiliabrilance, Ornatilabrilancea, Orodontida, Osteodonti, Parvicorona, Parvidiabolus, Parviscapha, Phoebodontiformes, Physonemus, Plagiostomi, Platylithophycus, Pleuracanthidae, Pleuracanthodii, Pristiorajea, Proselachii, Protodontidae, Raineria, Rosaodus, Rugosicorona, Sacrisubcorona, Selachii, Selachimorpha, Serratocorona, Siamodus, Suaviloquentia, Undulaticorona, Xenacanthida, Xenacanthimorpha
Subtaxa: Carcharopsis prototypus Carcharopsis wortheni
Type: Carcharopsis prototypus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (3 collections), United States (4: Alabama, Arkansas, California)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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