Full reference: J. G. Maisey. 1982. Studies on the Paleozoic Selachian Genus Ctenacanthus Agassiz: No. 2. Bythiacanthus St. John and Worthen, Amelacanthus, New Genus, Eunemacanthus St. John and Worthen, Sphenacanthus Agassiz, and Wodnika Munster. American Museum Novitates 2722:1-24
Parent taxon: Elasmobranchii according to D. K. Elliot et al. 2004
See also Maisey 1982 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Annulicorona, Antarctilamniformes, Aporomicrodus, Arduodens, Carcharopsis, Carinasubcorona, Celtiberina, Cestraciontidae, Changxingselache, Cladodontomorphi, Cladodontomorphii, Cladodus hassiacus, Cladodus wildungensis, Cladoselachida, Cladoselachii, Complanicorona, Coniunctio, Coronodontida, Eunemacanthus, Euselachiformes, Euselachii, Fragilicorona, Galeiformes, Glabrisubcorona, Gondwanodus, Ichthyodorulites, Kannathalepididae, Labascicorona, Labrilancea, Leonodus, Lesnilomia, Listracanthidae, Lobaticorona, Meishanselache, Minuticorona, Myliobatiformes, Omalodontiformes, Oniscina, Ornathiliabrilance, Ornatilabrilancea, Orodontida, Osteodonti, Parvicorona, Parvidiabolus, Parviscapha, Phoebodontiformes, Physonemus, Plagiostomi, Platylithophycus, Pleuracanthidae, Pleuracanthodii, Pristiorajea, Proselachii, Protodontidae, Raineria, Rosaodus, Rugosicorona, Sacrisubcorona, Selachii, Selachimorpha, Serratocorona, Siamodus, Suaviloquentia, Undulaticorona, Xenacanthida, Xenacanthimorpha
Subtaxa: Amelacanthus laevis Amelacanthus plicatus Amelacanthus pustulatus Amelacanthus sulcatus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Oman (1 collection)
• Permian of Oman (4), United States (1: Kansas)
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: Arizona)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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