Ischnacanthus Powrie 1864 (spiny fish)

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

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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

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