Avonacanthus brevis

(Agassiz, 1836)


Classification: Elasmobranchii Ctenacanthiformes Heslerodidae

Reference of the original description
Agassiz, L. (1836)
Recherches sur les poissons fossiles, 7th livraison (June–July 1836). Petitpierre et Prince (text) and H. Nicolet (plates), Neuchâtel, vol. 3: pl. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 41, 42, 43, 44.

Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Breviacanthus (Nemacanthus) brevis, Bythiacanthus brevis, Ctenacanthus brevis, Ctenacanthus limaformis

Types
Avonacanthus brevis

Ctenacanthus limaformis
Holotype: NHMUK: PV P 2535;


Description:


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References
Maisey, J.G. (2010)
Heslerodidae (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii), a new family of Paleozoic phalacanthous sharks. Kirtlandia, 57, 13–21
Dineley, D.L. & Metcalf, S.J. (1999)
Chapter 12 – British Jurassic fossil fishes sites. In Dineley, D. & Metcalf, S. 1999. Fossil Fishes of Great Britain. Geological Conservation Review Series No. 16. JNCC, Peterborough, ISBN 1 86107 470 0 (pp. 355–415).
Maisey, J.G. (1982)
Studies on the Paleozoic selachian genus Ctenacanthus Agassiz. No. 2, Bythiacanthus St. John and Worthen, Amelacanthus, new genus, Eunemacanthus St. John and Worthen, Sphenacanthus Agassiz, and Wodnika Münster. American Museum Novitates, 2722, 1–24
Woodward, A.S. (1891)
Catalogue of the fossil fishes in the British Museum (Natural History). Part II. containing the Elasmobranchii (Acanthodii). Holocephali, Ichthyodorulites, Ostracodermi, Dipnoi, and Teleostomi (Crossopterygii and chondrostean Actinopterygii). XLIV + 567 pp.(Taylor & Francis), London.
Davis, J.W. (1883)
On the fossil fishes of the Carboniferous Limestone Series of Great Britain. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society, Series 2, 1: 327–548
Davis, J.W. (1883)
On the fossil fishes of the Carboniferous Limestone Series of Great Britain. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society, Series 2, 1: 327–548
Giebel, C.G. (1848)
Die Fische der Vorwelt, mit steter Berücksichtigung der lebenden Fische. Erster Band: Wirbelthiere. Dritte Abtheilung: Fische: i–xii, 1–467. Leipzig (Brockhaus).
Agassiz, L. (1837)
Recherches sur les poissons fossiles, 8th and 9th livraisons (September 1837). Petitpierre et Prince (text) and H. Nicolet (plates), Neuchâtel, vol. 3: [i]-viii, 1-[72], pl. B, C, 10a, 10b, 13, 14, 16, 21, 25a, 40a.
Agassiz, L. (1836)
Recherches sur les poissons fossiles, 7th livraison (June–July 1836). Petitpierre et Prince (text) and H. Nicolet (plates), Neuchâtel, vol. 3: pl. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 41, 42, 43, 44.