Rhadinacanthus Traquair 1888 (spiny fish)

Acanthodii - Acanthodiformes - Acanthodidae

Parent taxon: Acanthoessidae according to D. S. Jordan 1963

See also Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Acanthodes, Acanthoessus, Carycinacanthus, Homalacanthus, Howittacanthus, Protogonacanthus, Pseudacanthodes, Traquairichthys, Triazeugacanthus, Utahacanthus, Halimacanthodes, Traquairia, Pelonectes, Holacanthodes, Machaerius, Heteracanthus

Subtaxa: Rhadinacanthus longispinus Rhadinacanthus multisulcatus Rhadinacanthus primaris

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of Belarus (5 collections), Estonia (1), Latvia (1), the United Kingdom (7)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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