Grenfellacanthus Long et al. 2004 (spiny fish)

Acanthodii - Ischnacanthiformes - Ischnacanthidae

Full reference: J. A. Long, C. J. Burrow, and A. Ritchie. 2004. A new Late Devonian acanthodian fish from the Hunter Formation near Grenfell, New South Wales. Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology 28(1):147-156

Parent taxon: Ischnacanthidae according to J. A. Long et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Acanthodopsis, Apateacanthus, Arcticacanthus, Bracteatacanthus, Cacheacanthus, Cambaracanthus, Cavanacanthus, Gomphonchus, Helenacanthus, Ictinocephalus, Ischnacanthus, Marsdenius, Persacanthus, Rohonilepis, Taemasacanthus, Uraniacanthus

Subtaxa: Grenfellacanthus zerinae

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Type: Grenfellacanthus zerinae

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Adelargo-type locality, Assemblage D of Young, et al., 2000

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