Acanthodii - Ischnacanthiformes - Ischnacanthidae
Parent taxon: Ischnacanthidae according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Denison 1979, Jordan 1963, Sepkoski 2002, Voichyshyn and Szaniawski 2012 and Woodward 1891
Sister taxa: Acanthodopsis, Apateacanthus, Arcticacanthus, Bracteatacanthus, Cacheacanthus, Cambaracanthus, Cavanacanthus, Gomphonchus, Grenfellacanthus, Helenacanthus, Ictinocephalus, Marsdenius, Persacanthus, Rohonilepis, Taemasacanthus, Uraniacanthus
Subtaxa: Ischnacanthus anglicus Ischnacanthus gracilis Ischnacanthus kingi Ischnacanthus scheii Ischnacanthus wickhami
Type: Ischnacanthus gracilis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (1: Nunavut collection), the United Kingdom (5), United States (1: Utah)
• Silurian of the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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