Acanthodii - Climatiiformes - Climatiidae
Parent taxon: Climatiiformes according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Denison 1979, Hairapetian et al. 2006, Nelson 2006 and Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Brochoadmonidae, Cassidiceps, Euthacanthidae, Gyracanthidae, Hanilepis, Pruemolepis, Vesperaliidae
Subtaxa: Brachyacanthus Cheiracanthoides Climatius Erriwacanthus Fecundosquama Iranolepis Nostolepis Parexus Sabrinacanthus Sevyacanthus Tareyacanthus Vernicomacanthus Watsonacanthus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Antarctica (1 collection), Australia (1), Belarus (1), Bolivia (1), Canada (1: Nova Scotia), China (1), Colombia (1), Estonia (3), France (1), Iran (3), Latvia (2), New Zealand (1), Norway (3), the Russian Federation (10), Ukraine (2), the United Kingdom (8), United States (10: Nevada, Utah)
• Silurian of Canada (1: Northwest Territories), China (4), Estonia (12), Greenland (1), Lithuania (6), Sweden (1), the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 78 collections including 115 occurrences