Full reference: P. S. Andreev, W. Zhao, N. Wang, M. M. Smith, Q. Li, X. Cui, M. Zhu and I. J. Sansom. 2020. Early Silurian chondrichthyans from the Tarim Basin (Xinjiang, China). PLOS ONE 15(2):e0228589
Parent taxon: Chondrichthyes according to P. S. Andreev et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Altholepidiformes, Antarctilamniformes, Bandringidae, Bradyodontida, Cladoselachimorpha, Clamydoselachidae, Ctenacanthimorpha, Ctenoptychius ordii, Desmiodontida, Doliodus, Duplisuggestus, Elasmobranchii, Elegestolepidida, Eucentrurus, Fasciodus, Geisacanthus, Gladbachus, Gogoselachus, 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, Subterbranchialia, Thaumatacanthus, Wellingtonellidae, Xenacanthimorpha, Yuanolepis
Subtaxa: Sinacanthidae
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
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