Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthiformes - Xenacanthidae
Parent taxon: Xenacanthidae according to M. Ginter et al. 2010
See also Daly 1973, Hampe 2003, Hay 1902, Heckert 2004, Irmis 2005, Jordan 1963, Murry 1989 and Zangerl 1981
Sister taxa: Acanthopleurus, Aganodus, Compsacanthus, Diacranodus, Fayolia, Lepacanthus, Lophacanthus, Mooreodontus, Ochlodus, Phricacanthus, Platyacanthus, Pleuracanthus, Plicatodus, Pternodus, Triodus, Wurdigneria
Subtaxa: Xenacanthus indicus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of India (1 collection), United States (2: New Mexico, Texas)
• Permian of Brazil (1), the Czech Republic (2), United States (35: New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah)
• Carboniferous to Permian of United States (1: New Mexico)
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Illinois, Oklahoma)
Total: 44 collections including 46 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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