Menaspiformes

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Menaspiformes
Temporal range: Carboniferous–Permian
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Possible member Listracanthus survives until the Olenekian.
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Life reconstructions of Menaspis and Deltoptychius
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Order:† Menaspiformes
Nelson, 2006
Type genus
Menaspis
Edward, 1848
Families and genera

Menaspiformes are an extinct order of holocephalans known from the Carboniferous and Permian periods, [1] with a possible member, Listracanthus , [2] known from the Early Triassic. Members of the order are believed to be durophagous benthic carnivores. [1] [3] While historically menaspiforms were classified under Chimaeriformes, [2] they are today recognized as a separate order. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Menaspiformes". Mindat.org. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 "The phylogeny of the chimaeroids" . Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences. 249 (757): 101–219. 1965-06-10. doi:10.1098/rstb.1965.0010. ISSN   2054-0280.
  3. 1 2 "PBDB Taxon". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 26 August 2024.


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