Xenacanthidae

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iXenacanthidae
Fossil range: CarboniferousTriassic
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Xenacanthida
Family: Xenacanthidae
Genus

Xenacanthidae is a family of prehistoric sharks, containing the genus Xenacanthus, Plicatodus and Triodus. The genus Pleuracanthus is a synonym of Xenacanthus.