Acanthodii - Acanthodiformes - Acanthodidae

Full reference: C. J. Burrow, K. Trinajstic, and J. Long. 2012. First acanthodian from the Upper Devonian (Frasnian) Gogo Formation, Western Australia. Historical Biology 24(4):349-357

Parent taxon: Howittacanthidae according to C. J. Burrow et al. 2012

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

Subtaxa: Halimacanthodes ahlbergi

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Locality No. 20, Stromatoporoid Camp Area (Devonian of Australia)

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