Asteracanthus magnus Agassiz 1838 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Acrodontidae

Alternative combination: Strophodus magnus

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1838. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (11me livraison) 73-140

Belongs to Asteracanthus according to J. Rees and C. Underwood 2008

See also Agassiz 1838, Agassiz 1843, Costa 1864 and Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: Asteracanthus acutus, Asteracanthus aegyptiacus, Asteracanthus compressus, Asteracanthus granulosus, Asteracanthus medius, Asteracanthus minor, Asteracanthus ornatissimus, Asteracanthus papillosus, Asteracanthus semisulcatus, Asteracanthus siderius, Asteracanthus somaensis, Asteracanthus tenuis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (1 collection), Germany (1), Luxembourg (1), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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