Amelacanthus

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Chondrichthyes

Subclass:Elasmobranchii

Order:†Ctenacanthiformes

Amelacanthus Temporal range: Famennian – Permian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	†Ctenacanthiformes
Family:	†Ctenacanthidae
Genus:	†Amelacanthus Maisey, 1982
Species
A. laevis A. plicatus A. pustulatus A. sulcatus

Amelacanthus is an extinct genus of elasmobranchian cartilaginous fish from the Paleozoic era.^[1][2] It is known from fin spines and currently contains four described species. It is known from the Permian and Carboniferous of North America, Europe, and Africa.^[3][2] It is also known from the Famennian of Russia.^[4] Possible specimens of Amelacanthus were found in Permian (Wordian) sediments of Oman.^[5]