†Paucicanthus Hanke 2002 (spiny fish)
Parent taxon: Acanthodii according to G. F. Hanke 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthodida, Acanthodiformes, Brochoadmones, Climatiiformes, Diplacanthiformes, Gemuendolepis, Gladiobranchus, Gomphacanthus, Homacanthus, Ischnacanthida, Ischnacanthiformes, Machaeracanthus, Nodocosta, Nodonchus, Oracanthus, Parexus, Promesacanthus, Seretolepis, Tetanopsyrus, Triazeugacanthus, Yealepis
Subtaxa: Paucicanthus vanelsti
Type: Paucicanthus vanelsti
Ecology: nektonic carnivore