Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae
Alternative combination: Chomatodus acuminatus
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1838. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (11me livraison) 73-140
Belongs to Petalodus according to A. Ivanov et al. 2009
See also Agassiz 1838, Agassiz 1843, Goto and Okura 2004, M'Coy 1855 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Petalodus allegheniensis, 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
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of Japan (1 collection)
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (9), United States (1: New Mexico)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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