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
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (11: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas collections)
• Permian of Czechia (1)
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Arizona, Illinois)
Total: 14 collections including 15 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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