Ptomacanthus
| Ptomacanthus Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Genus: | †Ptomacanthus Miles 1973 |
| Species: | †P. anglicus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Ptomacanthus anglicus Miles 1973
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Ptomacanthus (meaning thorny corpse) is an extinct genus of spiny shark, an early relative of living cartilaginous fishes (sharks, rays, and chimaeras).