Kawichthys Pradel et al. 2011 (cartilaginous fish)

Chondrichthyes - Symmoriiformes

Full reference: A. Pradel, P. Tafforeau, J. G. Maisey and P. Janvier. 2011. A New Paleozoic Symmoriiformes (Chondrichthyes) from the Late Carboniferous of Kansas (USA) and Cladistic Analysis of Early Chondrichthyans. PLoS One 6(9):e24938

Parent taxon: Symmoriiformes according to A. Pradel et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Denaeidae, Dwykaselachus, Falcatidae, Ferromirum, Kungurodus, Stemmatias, Symmoriidae

Subtaxa: Kawichthys moodiei

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Type: Kawichthys moodiei

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Between Lawrence and Baldwin (Carboniferous of Kansas)

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