Erismacanthus M'Coy 1848 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae

Parent taxon: Cochliodontidae according to C. R. Eastman 1903

See also Hay 1902 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aspidodus, Chitonodus, Cochliodus, Cranodus, Cyrtonodus, Deltodopsis, Deltodus, Dichelodus, Diplacodus, Helodopsis, Icanodus, Orthopleurodus, Oxytomodus, Paecilodus, Periplectrodus, Platyodus, Pleurodus, Pleuroplax, Poecilodus, Rhamphodus, Sandalodus, Stenopterodus, Streblodus, Taeniodus, Trigonodus, Vaticinodus, Venustodus, Xystrodus

Subtaxa: Erismacanthus barbatus Erismacanthus formosus Erismacanthus jonesii Erismacanthus maccoyanus Erismacanthus major

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Type: Erismacanthus jonesii

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Mississippian of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

• Carboniferous of United States (1: Iowa)

Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences

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