Parent taxon: Acanthodii according to R. Denison 1979
See also Hay 1902 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthodi, Acanthodida, Acanthodiformes, Antarctonchus, Archaeacanthus, Byssacanthoides, Campylodus, Climatiida, Climatiiformes, Diplacanthi, Diplacanthiformes, Eupleurogmus, Euthacanthidae, Gemuendolepis, Haplacanthus, Ischnacanthida, Ischnacanthiformes, Lupopsyroides, Lupopsyrus, Machaeracanthidae, Monopleurodus, Nodacosta, Nodonchus, Onchus, Parexus, Paucicanthus, Pinnacanthus, Promesacanthus, Ptychodictyon, Seretolepis, Sinacanthus, Striacanthus, Tetanopsyrus, Yealepis
Subtaxa: Homacanthus acinaciformis Homacanthus arcuatus Homacanthus delicatulus Homacanthus elegans Homacanthus gracilis Homacanthus jaekeli Homacanthus macrodus Homacanthus microdus Homacanthus parvulus Homacanthus sveteensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Mississippian of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
• Carboniferous of United States (1: Iowa)
• Devonian of Estonia (1), United States (1: Pennsylvania)
Total: 5 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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