Homacanthus acinaciformis Eastman 1903 (spiny fish)

Chondrichthyes

Full reference: C. R. Eastman. 1903. Carboniferous fishes from the central western States. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 39:163-226

Belongs to Homacanthus according to C. R. Eastman 1903

See also Denison 1979

Sister taxa: Homacanthus arcuatus, Homacanthus delicatulus, Homacanthus elegans, Homacanthus gracilis, Homacanthus jaekeli, Homacanthus macrodus, Homacanthus microdus, Homacanthus parvulus, Homacanthus sveteensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Chemung group, Warren, which is in a Devonian marine horizon in Pennsylvania

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Chemung group, Warren

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