Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Pristodontidae
Parent taxon: Pristodontidae according to M. Ginter et al. 2010
See also Dalla Vecchia 2000, Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Lund 1989, Waagen 1879, Woodward 1889 and Zangerl 1981
Sister taxa: Calopodus, Davodus, Megactenopetalus, Peripristis, Pristodus, Siksika, Hoplodus, Diodontopsodus
Subtaxa: Petalorhynchus beargulchensis Petalorhynchus distortus Petalorhynchus indicus Petalorhynchus pseudosagittatus Petalorhynchus psittacinus Petalorhynchus spatulatus Petalorhynchus striatus
Type: Petalodus psittacinus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of Iran (1 collection), Pakistan (1)
• Carboniferous of Italy (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (1: Montana)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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