Ischnacanthus

Ischnacanthus
Temporal range: Late Silurian - Early Devonian, Pridoli–Lochkovian
Life restoration of Ischnacanthus gracilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: †Acanthodii
Order: †Ischnacanthiformes
Family: †Ischnacanthidae
Genus: †Ischnacanthus
Egerton, 1861
Species
  • I. gracilis Egerton, 1861 (type)
  • I. wickhami White, 1961
  • I. kingi White, 1961
  • I.(?) anglicus White, 1961

Ischnacanthus is an extinct genus of acanthodian jawed fish. It lived from the Pridoli to the Lochkovian. The type species I. gracilis is only known from Lochkovian.[1]

  1. ^ Schnetz, Lisa; Butler, Richard J.; Coates, Michael I.; Sansom, Ivan J. (2022). Sansom, Robert (ed.). "Skeletal and soft tissue completeness of the acanthodian fossil record". Palaeontology. 65 (4): 12616. Bibcode:2022Palgy..6512616S. doi:10.1111/pala.12616. ISSN 0031-0239.