Onchus murchisoni Agassiz 1837 (spiny fish)

Chondrichthyes

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1837. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (8me, 9me livraison) viii-72

Belongs to Onchus according to L. Agassiz 1843

See also Agassiz 1837, Denison 1979, Hay 1902 and Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: Onchus arcuatus, Onchus besomensis, Onchus clintoni, Onchus granulatus, Onchus graptolitarum, Onchus hamatus, Onchus latus, Onchus major, Onchus overathensis, Onchus penetrans, Onchus pennsylvanicus, Onchus rarus, Onchus rectus, Onchus semistriatus, Onchus siluricus, Onchus sublaevis, Onchus tenuistriatus, Onchus verus, Onchus wheathillensis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Vertebrates of Ohesaare Stage (K4) in Estonia (Silurian of Estonia)

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