Xenacanthus

Xenacanthus
Temporal range: Carboniferous–Permian
Skeletal reconstruction of Xenacanthus decheni, drawn in 1909
Life restoration of Xenacanthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Xenacanthida
Family: Xenacanthidae
Genus: Xenacanthus
Beyrich, 1848
Type species
Xenacanthus decheni
Species

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Synonyms

Pleuracanthus Agassiz 1837

Xenacanthus (from Ancient Greek ξένος, xénos, 'foreign, alien' + ἄκανθος, akanthos, 'spine') is an extinct genus of xenacanth cartilaginous fish. It lived in freshwater environments, and fossils of various species have been found worldwide.