†Mesacanthus mitchelli Egerton 1861 (spiny fish)
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Acanthodii - Acanthodiformes - Mesacanthidae
Full reference: P. Egerton. 1861. Remarks on the Ichthyolites of Farnell Road. Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science for 1860 77-78
Belongs to Mesacanthus according to R. Denison 1979
See also Hanke and Wilson 2004
Sister taxa: Mesacanthus peachi, Mesacanthus pusillus, Mesacanthus semistriatus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of the United Kingdom (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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