Xylacanthus Orvig 1967 (spiny fish)

Chondrichthyes - Ischnacanthiformes

Parent taxon: Ischnacanthiformes according to V. Voichyshyn and H. Szaniawski 2012

See also Denison 1979

Sister taxa: Acritolepidae, Ischnacanthidae, Ischnacanthus, Podoliacanthus, Poracanthodidae, Serradentus

Subtaxa: Xylacanthus grandis

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Xylacanthus in the database

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