Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes
Synonyms: Ancistriodus Branson 1933, Dolophonodus Branson 1933, Hamatus Branson 1930
Full reference: E. Nielsen. 1932. Permo-Carboniferous fishes from east Greenland. Meddelelser om Grønland 86(3):1-63
Parent taxon: Chimaeriformes according to J. C. Li et al. 2022
See also Branson 1933, Branson 1934, Sepkoski 2002, Yamagishi 2004 and Zangerl 1981
Sister taxa: Callorhynchidae, Chimaeridae, Chimaeroidei, Chimeroidei, Crassidonta, Echinochimaeroidei, Icthypriapus, Myracanthiodei, Myriacanthoidei, Squalorajoidei
Subtaxa: Arctacanthus exiguus Arctacanthus multisectus Arctacanthus phosphoriensis Arctacanthus spitzbergensis Arctacanthus uncinatus Arctacanthus wyomingensis
Type: Arctacanthus uncinatus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (19 collections), Japan (3)
• Permian of Greenland (3), United States (4: Wyoming)
Total: 29 collections including 32 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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