Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthiformes - Diplodoselachidae
Alternative combination: Anodontacanthus belemnoides
Full reference: J. Zidek. 1978. New Chondrichtyan spines from the Late Paleozoic of Oklahoma. Journal of Paleontology 52(5):1070-1078
Belongs to Dicentrodus according to O. Hampe 2003
See also Zidek 1978
Sister taxon: Dicentrodus bicuspidatus
Type specimen: OUSM 00450 (spine). Its type locality is Waurika #1 site, near Wichita Falls, TX , which is in a Pennsylvanian lacustrine - large horizon in the Oscar Formation of Oklahoma.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (1: Oklahoma collection)
• Carboniferous of United States (1: Oklahoma)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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