Full reference: Y. Zhu, Q. Li, J. Lu, Y. Chen, J. Wang, Z. Gai, W. Zhao, G. Wei, Y. Yu, P. E. Ahlberg, and M. Zhu. 2022. The oldest complete jawed vertebrates from the early Silurian of China. Nature 609(7929):954-958
Parent taxon: Chondrichthyes according to Y. Zhu et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Altholepidiformes, Antarctilamniformes, Bandringidae, Bradyodontida, Cladoselachimorpha, Clamydoselachidae, Ctenacanthimorpha, Ctenoptychius ordii, Desmiodontida, Doliodus, Duplisuggestus, Elegestolepidida, Eucentrurus, Euselachii, Fasciodus, Geisacanthus, Gladbachus, Gogoselachus, Gracilisuggestus, Holocephali, Holocephalimorpha, Iniopterygia, Kathemacanthidae, Leonotus, Machichnus, Mongolepidida, Mongolepidiformes, Obtusacanthus, Omalodontiformes, Palaeospondylidae, Phoebodontiformes, Plesioselachus, Polymerolepidiformes, Polysentoridae, Proprigalea, Protodontidae, Ptomacanthus, Pucapampellidae, Pucapumpella, Qianodus, Rhinobatiformes, Simmorius, Sinacanthida, Subterbranchialia, Thaumatacanthus, Wellingtonellidae, Xenacanthimorpha, Yuanolepis
Subtaxa: Shenacanthus vermiformis
Type: Shenacanthus vermiformis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Chongqing lagerstatte near Lianghe village, Yongdong Township (Silurian of China)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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