Menaspiformes
Extinct order of cartilaginous fishes
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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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | †Menaspiformes Nelson, 2006 |
| Type genus | |
| Menaspis Edward, 1848 | |
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