Xenacanthidae

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Xenacanthidae
Temporal range: CarboniferousTriassic
Triodus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Xenacanthida
Family: Xenacanthidae
Fritsch, 1889
Genera

Plicatodus
Triodus
Xenacanthus

Xenacanthidae is a family of prehistoric sharks in the order Xenacanthida.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ginter, M., Hampe, O., Duffin, C., 2010.Handbook of Paleoichthyology Volume 3D: Chondrichthyes: Paleozoic Elasmobranchii: Teeth. in Schultze, H. (ed.) Handbook of Paleoichthyology. Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, München