Machaeracanthus Newberry 1857 (spiny fish)

Chondrichthyes - Machaeracanthidae

Parent taxon: Machaeracanthidae according to C. J. Burrow and D. K. Elliott 2023

See also Denison 1979, Hay 1902, Jordan 1963 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Machaeracanthus archiaci Machaeracanthus bohemicus Machaeracanthus kayseri Machaeracanthus larteti Machaeracanthus longaevus Machaeracanthus major Machaeracanthus peracutus Machaeracanthus polonicus Machaeracanthus retusus Machaeracanthus sulcatus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of Antarctica (2 collections), Brazil (2), the Czech Republic (1), Germany (2), Morocco (8), United States (4: California, Nevada, Wyoming)

Total: 19 collections including 20 occurrences

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