Menaspiformes

Menaspiformes; Temporal range: Carboniferous–Permian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Possible member Listracanthus survives until the Olenekian.
	Life reconstructions of Menaspis and Deltoptychius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Holocephali
Order:	†Menaspiformes; Nelson, 2006
Type genus
	Menaspis; Edward, 1848
Families and genera
	†Deltoptychiidae; †Menaspidae; †Traquairiidae; †Listracanthus?;

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]

References

1 2 "Menaspiformes". Mindat.org. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
1 2 "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.
1 2 "PBDB Taxon". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 26 August 2024.