Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthiformes - Xenacanthidae
Synonym: Pleuracanthus Agassiz 1837 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Xenacanthidae according to R. Soler-GijoĢn and O. Hampe 1998
See also Hay 1902, Heintz 1934, Heyler 1969, Jordan 1963, Woodward 1889 and Zangerl 1981
Sister taxa: Acanthopleurus, Aganodus, Compsacanthus, Diacranodus, Fayolia, Lepacanthus, Lophacanthus, Mooreodontus, Ochlodus, Phricacanthus, Platyacanthus, Plicatodus, Pternodus, Triodus, Wurdigneria, Xenacanthus
Subtaxa: Pleuracanthus arcuatus Pleuracanthus biserialis Pleuracanthus cylindricus Pleuracanthus decheni Pleuracanthus dilatatus Pleuracanthus laevissimus Pleuracanthus quadriseriatus Pleuracanthus robustus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Australia (2 collections), Poland (1)
• Permian of Czechia (1), Germany (1), Norway (1), United States (1: Oklahoma)
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (10)
Total: 17 collections including 23 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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