Expleuracanthus

<i>Expleuracanthus</i>

Expleuracanthus

Extinct genus of cartilaginous fishes

Expleuracanthus is a genus of xenacanthidan shark. It was erected by Hayler in 1969 as a replacement for Pleuracanthus, which had priority as a name for a genus of beetles. It is considered to be dubious due to it being based on non-diagnostic remains. It is probably a junior synonym of Triodus or Xenacanthus.[1]

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References

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    Luccisano, Vincent; Pradel, Alan; Amiot, Romain; Gand, Georges; Steyer, J.-Sebastien; Cuny, Gilles (2021-03-04). "A new Triodus shark species (Xenacanthidae, Xenacanthiformes) from the lowermost Permian of France and its paleobiogeographic implications". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 41 (2): e1926470. doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.1926470. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 237518013.


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