†order Squatinactiformes Zangerl 1981 (cartilaginous fish)

Chondrichthyes - Squatinactiformes

Alternative spelling: Squatinactida

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

Parent taxon: Ctenacanthimorpha according to R. van der Laan 2019

See also Ginter et al. 2010, Nelson et al. 2016, Sepkoski 2002 and Zangerl 1981

Sister taxon: Ctenacanthiformes

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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