Persacanthus Janvier 1977 (spiny fish)

Chondrichthyes - Ischnacanthiformes - Ischnacanthidae

Parent taxon: Ischnacanthidae according to R. Denison 1979

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthodopsis, Apateacanthus, Gomphonchus, Helenacanthus, Ictinocephalus, Marsdenius, Uraniacanthus

Subtaxa: Persacanthus kermanensis

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Persacanthus in the database

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