Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes
Full reference: R. J. Mutter and H. Rieber. 2005. Pyknotylacanthus spathianus gen et sp nov, a new ctenacathoid from the Early Triassic of Bear Lake (Idaho, USA). Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia 8(2):139-148
Parent taxon: Ctenacanthoidea according to R. J. Mutter and H. Rieber 2005
Sister taxa: Anaclitacanthus, Asteroptychius, Bandringidae, Carinacanthus, Emerikodus, Rhombacanthus, Tamiobatidae, Wodnika
Subtaxa: Pyknotylacanthus humboldtensis Pyknotylacanthus spathianus
Type: Pyknotylacanthus spathianus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (2: Idaho, Nevada collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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