Gogoselachus Long et al. 2015 (cartilaginous fish)

Chondrichthyes

Full reference: J. A. Long, C. J. Burrow, M. Ginter, J. G. Maisey, K. M. Trinajstic, M. I. Coates, G. C. Young and T. J. Senden. 2015. First Shark from the Late Devonian (Frasnian) Gogo Formation, Western Australia Sheds New Light on the Development of Tessellated Calcified Cartilage. PLOS ONE 10(5):e0126066

Parent taxon: Chondrichthyes according to J. S. Nelson et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Altholepidiformes, Antarctilamniformes, Bandringidae, Bradyodontida, Cladoselachimorpha, Clamydoselachidae, Ctenacanthimorpha, Ctenoptychius ordii, Desmiodontida, Doliodus, Duplisuggestus, Elasmobranchii, Elegestolepidida, Eucentrurus, Fasciodus, Geisacanthus, Gladbachus, Gracilisuggestus, Holocephali, Holocephalimorpha, Iniopterygia, Karksilepis, Kathemacanthidae, Leonotus, Machichnus, Mongolepidida, Mongolepidiformes, Obtusacanthus, Omalodontiformes, Palaeospondylidae, Phoebodontiformes, Plesioselachus, Polymerolepidiformes, Polysentoridae, Proprigalea, Protodontidae, Ptomacanthus, Pucapampellidae, Pucapumpella, Qianodus, Rhinobatiformes, Shenacanthus, Simmorius, Sinacanthida, Subterbranchialia, Thaumatacanthus, Wellingtonellidae, Xenacanthimorpha, Yuanolepis

Subtaxa: Gogoselachus lynnbeazleyae

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Stromatoporoid Camp Area (Devonian of Australia)

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