Full reference: G. F. Hanke and M. V. H. Wilson. 2004. New teleostome fishes and acanthodian systematics. Recent Advances in the Origins and Early Radiation of Vertebrates 189-216
Parent taxon: Chondrichthyes according to J. S. Nelson et al. 2016
See also Hanke and Wilson 2004
Sister taxa: Altholepidiformes, Antarctilamniformes, Bandringidae, Bradyodontida, Cladoselachimorpha, Clamydoselachidae, Ctenacanthimorpha, Ctenoptychius ordii, Desmiodontida, Doliodus, Duplisuggestus, Elasmobranchii, Elegestolepidida, Eucentrurus, Fasciodus, Geisacanthus, Gladbachus, Gogoselachus, Gracilisuggestus, Holocephali, Holocephalimorpha, Iniopterygia, Karksilepis, Kathemacanthidae, Leonotus, Machichnus, Mongolepidida, Mongolepidiformes, Omalodontiformes, Palaeospondylidae, Phoebodontiformes, Plesioselachus, Polymerolepidiformes, Polysentoridae, Proprigalea, Protodontidae, Ptomacanthus, Pucapampellidae, Pucapumpella, Qianodus, Rhinobatiformes, Shenacanthus, Simmorius, Sinacanthida, Subterbranchialia, Thaumatacanthus, Wellingtonellidae, Xenacanthimorpha, Yuanolepis
Subtaxa: Obtusacanthus corroconis
Type: Obtusacanthus corroconis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Man On The Hill, UALVP locality 129 (Devonian of Northwest Territories)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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