Petalodus allegheniensis Leidy 1856

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae

Alternative combination: Petalodus alleghaniensis

Synonyms: Petalodus destructor Newberry and Worthen 1870, Sicarius extinctus Leidy 1856

Belongs to Petalodus according to M. Goto and M. Okura 2004

See also Eastman 1903, Hay 1902, Leidy 1873, St. John 1870 and Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: Petalodus acuminatus, Petalodus arcuatus, Petalodus curtus, Petalodus davisii, Petalodus flabellula, Petalodus grandis, Petalodus hastingsiae, Petalodus hybridus, Petalodus jewetti, Petalodus knappi, Petalodus linguifer, Petalodus ohioensis, Petalodus proximus, Petalodus sagittatus

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (1: Kansas collection)

• Pennsylvanian of United States (1: Iowa)

• Carboniferous of Japan (1), United States (3: Nebraska)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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