Utahacanthus Schultze 1990 (spiny fish)

Acanthodii - Acanthodiformes - Acanthodidae

Full reference: H. P. Schultze. 1990. A new acanthodian from the Pennsylvanian of Utah, U.S.A. and the distribution of otoliths in gnathostomes. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 10(1):49-58

Parent taxon: Acanthodidae according to H. P. Schultze 1990

Sister taxa: Acanthodes, Acanthoessus, Carycinacanthus, Homalacanthus, Howittacanthus, Protogonacanthus, Pseudacanthodes, Traquairichthys, Triazeugacanthus, Halimacanthodes, Machaerius, Rhadinacanthus, Traquairia, Pelonectes, Heteracanthus, Holacanthodes

Subtaxa: Utahacanthus guntheri

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Type: Utahacanthus guntheri

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Traverse Range, Tidwell loc 2, Lehi (Carboniferous of Utah)

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