Psephodus Morris and Roberts 1862 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Psephodontidae

Parent taxon: Psephodontidae according to J. S. Nelson 2006

See also Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Sepkoski 2002 and Woodward 1889

Sister taxon: Kanodus

Subtaxa: Psephodus crenulatus Psephodus depressus Psephodus dubius Psephodus indicus Psephodus latus Psephodus levissimus Psephodus lunulatus Psephodus magnus Psephodus obliquus Psephodus placenta Psephodus politus Psephodus regularis Psephodus reticulatus Psephodus salopiensis Psephodus symmetricus

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Type: Cochliodus magnus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Permian of Pakistan (3 collections)

• Carboniferous of Egypt (1), the United Kingdom (7)

Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences

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