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†Archaeacanthus Kade 1858 (spiny fish)

Chondrichthyes

Parent taxon: Acanthodii according to R. Denison 1979

See also Jordan 1963

Sister taxa: Acanthodi, Acanthodida, Acanthodiformes, Antarctonchus, Byssacanthoides, Campylodus, Climatiida, Climatiiformes, Diplacanthi, Diplacanthiformes, Eupleurogmus, Euthacanthidae, Gemuendolepis, Haplacanthus, Homacanthus, Ischnacanthida, Ischnacanthiformes, Latviacanthus, Lupopsyroides, Lupopsyrus, Machaeracanthidae, Monopleurodus, Neoasiacanthus, Nodacosta, Nodonchus, Onchus, Parexus, Paucicanthus, Pinnacanthus, Promesacanthus, Ptychodictyon, Seretolepis, Striacanthus, Tetanopsyrus, Vesperaliidae, Yealepis

Subtaxa: Archaeacanthus quadrisulcatus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at North-Polotsk 1 borehole (Devonian of Belarus)

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


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