Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome I (18me livraison) xxxii-188
Parent taxon: Ctenacanthoidea according to R. Zangerl 1981
See also Hay 1902, Jordan 1963 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anaclitacanthus, Bandringidae, Carinacanthus, Pyknotylacanthus, Rhombacanthus, Tamiobatidae, Wodnika
Subtaxa: Asteroptychius bellulus Asteroptychius bellus Asteroptychius elegans Asteroptychius gracilis Asteroptychius keokuk Asteroptychius ornatus Asteroptychius sanctiludovici Asteroptychius semiornatus Asteroptychius tenellus Asteroptychius tenuis Asteroptychius triangularis Asteroptychius vetustus
Type: Asteroptychius ornatus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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