Menaspiformes

Menaspiformes
Temporal range: Carboniferous–Permian Possible member Listracanthus survives until the Olenekian.
Life reconstructions of Menaspis and Deltoptychius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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. ^ a b "Menaspiformes". Mindat.org. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "PBDB Taxon". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 26 August 2024.


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