Acanthodii - Acanthodiformes - Cheiracanthidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome II (5me livraison) 85-200
Parent taxon: Cheiracanthidae according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Denison 1979, Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Owen 1859 and Woodward 1891
Sister taxa: Ectopacanthus, Markacanthus
Subtaxa: Cheiracanthus brevicostatus Cheiracanthus grandispinus Cheiracanthus latus Cheiracanthus longicostatus Cheiracanthus minor Cheiracanthus murchisoni Cheiracanthus splendens
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Givetian of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Devonian of Belarus (12), Estonia (4), Latvia (1), the Russian Federation (2), the United Kingdom (7)
Total: 27 collections including 54 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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