†Cheiracanthus murchisoni Agassiz 1835 (spiny fish)
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Chondrichthyes - Acanthodiformes - Acanthodidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome II (5me livraison) 85-200
Belongs to Cheiracanthus according to R. Denison 1979
See also Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1836, Hay 1902 and Woodward 1891
Sister taxa: Cheiracanthus brevicostatus, Cheiracanthus grandispinus, Cheiracanthus latus, Cheiracanthus longicostatus, Cheiracanthus minor, Cheiracanthus splendens
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cheiracanthus murchisoni in the database
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