†family Bandringidae Zangerl 1969 (elasmobranch)
Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes - Bandringidae
Full reference: R. Zangerl. 1969. Bandringa rayi: A New Ctenacanthoid Shark form the Pennsylvanian Essex Fauna of Illinois. Fieldiana Geology 12:157-169
Parent taxon: Ctenacanthoidea according to R. Zangerl 1981
See also Nelson et al. 2016 and Zangerl 1969
Sister taxa: Anaclitacanthus, Asteroptychius, Carinacanthus, Emerikodus, Pyknotylacanthus, Rhombacanthus, Tamiobatidae, Wodnika
Subtaxa: Bandringa
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Illinois collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence