Acanthodii - Climatiiformes - Gyracanthidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1836. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (7me livraison)
Parent taxon: Gyracanthidae according to R. Denison 1979
See also Hay 1902, Jordan 1963 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aganacanthus, Ankylacanthus, Antacanthus, Gyracanthides, Mitrodus, Oracanthus
Subtaxa: Gyracanthus alleni Gyracanthus alnwicensis Gyracanthus compressus Gyracanthus convexus Gyracanthus cordatus Gyracanthus duplicatus Gyracanthus falciformis Gyracanthus formosus Gyracanthus incurvus Gyracanthus inornatus Gyracanthus magnificus Gyracanthus nobilis Gyracanthus obliquus Gyracanthus parvulus Gyracanthus primaevus Gyracanthus rectus Gyracanthus rothrocki Gyracanthus sarlei Gyracanthus sherwoodi Gyracanthus tuberculatus Gyracanthus youngii
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (2 collections), United States (1: West Virginia)
• Devonian of Bolivia (1), Iran (1), South Africa (1), United States (1: Michigan)
Total: 7 collections including 9 occurrences
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