†order Squatinactiformes Zangerl 1981 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Squatinactiformes

Alternative spelling: Squatinactida

Full reference: R. Zangerl. 1981. Chondrichthyes I: Paleozoic Elasmobranchii. Handbook of Paleoichthyology 3a

Parent taxon: Cladodontomorphi according to M. Ginter et al. 2010

See also Nelson et al. 2016, Sepkoski 2002 and Zangerl 1981

Sister taxa: Jalodontidae, Symmoriiformes

Subtaxa: Squatinactidae

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Bear Gulch (Carnegie Museum Collection) (Carboniferous of Montana)

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