Diplacanthus Agassiz 1843 (spiny fish)

Chondrichthyes - Diplacanthiformes - Diplacanthidae

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome I (18me livraison) xxxii-188

Parent taxon: Diplacanthidae according to R. Denison 1979

See also Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Owen 1859 and Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: Florestacanthus, Gladiobranchus

Subtaxa: Diplacanthus balticus Diplacanthus carinatus Diplacanthus crassisimus Diplacanthus ellsi Diplacanthus horridus Diplacanthus longispinus Diplacanthus striatus Diplacanthus tenuistriatus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Givetian of Belarus (1 collection)

• Devonian of Belarus (4), Canada (1: Quebec), Estonia (3), Latvia (1), South Africa (1)

Total: 11 collections including 14 occurrences

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