Onchus Agassiz 1837 (spiny fish)

Chondrichthyes

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1837. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (8me, 9me livraison) viii-72

Parent taxon: Acanthodii according to R. Denison 1979

See also Agassiz 1837, Bryant 1932, Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, M'Coy 1855 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthodi, Acanthodida, Acanthodiformes, Antarctonchus, Archaeacanthus, Byssacanthoides, Campylodus, Climatiida, Climatiiformes, Diplacanthi, Diplacanthiformes, Eupleurogmus, Euthacanthidae, Gemuendolepis, Haplacanthus, Homacanthus, Ischnacanthida, Ischnacanthiformes, Lupopsyroides, Lupopsyrus, Machaeracanthidae, Monopleurodus, Neoasiacanthus, Nodacosta, Nodonchus, Parexus, Paucicanthus, Pinnacanthus, Promesacanthus, Ptychodictyon, Seretolepis, Striacanthus, Tetanopsyrus, Yealepis

Subtaxa: Onchus arcuatus Onchus besomensis Onchus clintoni Onchus granulatus Onchus graptolitarum Onchus hamatus Onchus latus Onchus major Onchus murchisoni Onchus overathensis Onchus penetrans Onchus pennsylvanicus Onchus rarus Onchus rectus Onchus semistriatus Onchus siluricus Onchus sublaevis Onchus tenuistriatus Onchus verus Onchus wheathillensis

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Permian of the Russian Federation (1 collection)

• Devonian of Bolivia (1), Canada (1: Nova Scotia), the United Kingdom (1), United States (2: Ohio, Wyoming)

• Silurian of the Czech Republic (1), Estonia (3), the United Kingdom (2)

Total: 12 collections including 17 occurrences

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