Bythiacanthus siderius

(Leidy, 1870)


Classification: Elasmobranchii Ctenacanthiformes Heslerodidae

Reference of the original description
Leidy, J. (1870)
Remarks on ichthyodorulites and on certain fossil Mammalia. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 22, 12–13

Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Asteracanthus siderius, Bythiacanthus cf. siderius

Types
Bythiacanthus siderius



Description:


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References
Schnetz, L. & Dunne, E.M. & Feichtinger, I. & Butler, R.J. & Coates, M.I. & Sansom, I.J. (2024)
Rise and diversification of chondrichthyans in the Paleozoic. Paleobiology, 50(2), 271–284
DOI: 10.1017/pab.2024.1
Maisey, J.G. (2010)
Heslerodidae (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii), a new family of Paleozoic phalacanthous sharks. Kirtlandia, 57, 13–21
Itano, W.M. & Houck, K.J. & Lockley, M.G. (2000)
Chondrichthyans from the pennsylvanian Minturn Formation of Colorado [Abstract]. Abstr. 9th Internatl. Symp. Early Vertebrates/Lower Vertebrates, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA, May 2000, p. 11.
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
Leidy, J. (1870)
Remarks on ichthyodorulites and on certain fossil Mammalia. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 22, 12–13