Lepracanthus Agassiz 1843 (bullhead shark)

Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae

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

Parent taxon: Heterodontidae according to D. S. Jordan 1963

Sister taxa: Acrodonchus, Amacanthus, Centracion, Centrodus, Chalazacanthus, Drepanephorus, Echinodus, Gyropleurodus, Heterodontus, Hoplonchus, Hybodopsis, Lispacanthus, Paracestracion, Proheterodontus, Psilacanthus, Pycnacanthus, Rhabdiodus, Selachidea, Strongyliscus, Styracodus, Tropidodus

Subtaxa: Lepracanthus colei

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lepracanthus in the database

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