Genus
Mesacanthus Traquair, 1888
Classification
| Organism group | Biota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class | Acanthodii |
| Order | Acanthodiformes |
| Family | Mesacanthidae |
| Genus | Lodeacanthus |
| Mesacanthus | |
| Species | pussilus |