†Sphenonchus Agassiz 1843 (elasmobranch)
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Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Hybodontidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (15me, 16me livraison) 157-390
Parent taxon: Hybodontes according to L. Agassiz 1843
See also Davis 1881 and Jordan 1963
Sister taxa: Bdellodus, Dicrenodus, Egertonodus, Frangerodus, Hybodontinae, Miosynechodus, Priohybodus, Thaiodus, Tribodus
Subtaxa: Sphenonchus elongatus Sphenonchus hamatus Sphenonchus martini Sphenonchus obtusus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Aust Cliff bone bed (Ord coll, Bristol) (Triassic of the United Kingdom)
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