Full reference: W. H. Waagen. 1879. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part I. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(1):1-72
Belongs to Xystracanthus according to W. H. Waagen 1879
Sister taxa: Physonemus arcuatus, Physonemus asper, Physonemus carinatus, Physonemus gemmatus, Physonemus gigas, Physonemus gigii, Physonemus hamuspiscatorius, Physonemus mirabilis, Physonemus pandatus, Physonemus stellatus, Physonemus striatus, Physonemus subteres, Batacanthus necis, Batacanthus stellatus, Batacanthus baculiformis, Xystracanthus giganteus, Xystracanthus reversus, Xystracanthus gracilis, Xystracanthus mirabilis, Xystracanthus anceps, Xystracanthus acinaciformis, Gnathacanthus triangularis, Gnathacanthus striatus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Musakheyl, Salt Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian marine limestone in Pakistan
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Musakheyl, Salt Range
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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