Acanthodea

Ac·​an·​tho·​dea

ˌaˌkanˈthōdēə,

ˌakən-

variants or Acanthodei

-dēˌī

or Acanthodini

-ˈthädᵊnˌī

taxonomic synonym of acanthodii

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