Diplacanthus

Diplacanthus
Temporal range:
D. crassissimus (=D. striatus) (top) and D. acus (bottom), showing different body shapes within same genus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Acanthodii
Order: Diplacanthiformes
Family: Diplacanthidae
Genus: Diplacanthus
Agassiz, 1843
Species

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Diplacanthus is an extinct genus of Mid to Late Devonian fish in the class Acanthodii, known as spiny sharks.

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