Stethacanthidae

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[edit] Description

This extinct family of sharks existed in the Carboniferous period. These sharks resembled falcatids except that a spine-brush complex emerged from the dorsum. This family contained two genera:

• Stethacanthus
• Akmonistion

[edit] References

http://comenius.susqu.edu/biol/202/Animals/DEUTEROSTOMES/CRANIATA/CHONDRICHTHYES.htm