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]
| Menaspiformes Temporal range: Possible member Listracanthus survives until the Olenekian.
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| Life reconstructions of Menaspis and Deltoptychius | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | †Menaspiformes Nelson, 2006 |
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| Menaspis Edward, 1848
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References
edit- ^ a b "Menaspiformes". Mindat.org. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "PBDB Taxon". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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