Compsacanthus Newberry 1856 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthiformes - Xenacanthidae

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

See also Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Acanthopleurus, Aganodus, Diacranodus, Fayolia, Lepacanthus, Lophacanthus, Mooreodontus, Ochlodus, Phricacanthus, Platyacanthus, Pleuracanthus, Plicatodus, Pternodus, Triodus, Wurdigneria, Xenacanthus

Subtaxa: Compsacanthus laevis

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Type: Compsacanthus laevis

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Compsacanthus in the database

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