†Brachyacanthus Egerton 1860 (spiny fish)
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Acanthodii - Climatiiformes - Climatiidae
Full reference: P. G. Egerton. 1860. Palichthyologic Notes: No. 12.—Remarks on the Nomenclature of the Devonian Fishes. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 16(1-2):119-136
Parent taxon: Climatiidae according to R. Denison 1979
See also Hanke and Wilson 2004 and Jordan 1963
Sister taxa: Cheiracanthoides, Climatius, Erriwacanthus, Fecundosquama, Iranolepis, Nostolepis, Parexus, Sabrinacanthus, Sevyacanthus, Tareyacanthus, Vernicomacanthus, Watsonacanthus
Subtaxa: Brachyacanthus scutiger
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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