Metaxyacanthus Obruchev 1964 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes

Full reference: D. V. Obruchev. 1964. Subclass Holocephali (chimeras). In D. V. Obruchev (ed.), Fundamentals of Paleontology. Vol. XI. Agnatha, Pisces. Izdatel'stvo "Nauka", Moscow 353-419

Parent taxon: Euchondrocephali according to M. Ginter et al. 2010

See also Obruchev 1964

Sister taxa: Chimaeri, Debeeriformes, Debeeriiformes, Delphyodontos, Edaphodus, Eugeneodontiformes, Helodontiformes, Holocephalomorpha, Iniopterygiformes, Macrodontacanthus, Menaspacanthus, Orodontiformes, Paraselachiamorpha, Paraselachimorpha, Petalodontiformes, Thoralodus, Trachyacanthi, Mesolophodus, Brachyrhizodus, Euglossodus, Desmiodus, Ageleodus, Cynopodius, Gregoriidae, Lagarodontidae, Pseudodontichthyidae

Subtaxa: Metaxyacanthus rossicus

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Type: Dactylodus rossicus

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Metaxyacanthus in the database

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