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, Milesacanthus
Subtaxa: Diplacanthus balticus Diplacanthus carinatus Diplacanthus crassisimus Diplacanthus ellsi Diplacanthus horridus Diplacanthus longispinus Diplacanthus striatus Diplacanthus tenuistriatus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Givetian of Belarus (1 collection)
• Devonian of Belarus (4), Canada (1: Quebec), Estonia (3), Latvia (1), South Africa (1), the United Kingdom (6)
Total: 17 collections including 27 occurrences
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