†Ageleodus pectinatus Agassiz 1838 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes

Alternative combinations: Callopristodus pectinatus, Ctenoptychius pectinatus

Synonyms: Ageleodus diadema Owen 1867, Ctenoptychius denticulatus Agassiz 1838

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1838. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (11me livraison) 73-140

Belongs to Ageleodus according to J. P. Downs and E. B. Daeschler 2001

See also Agassiz 1838, Agassiz 1843, Davis 1881 and Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Ageleodus pectinatus: Its type locality is Aust Cliff bone bed (Ord coll, Bristol), which is in a Rhaetian coastal conglomerate in the Westbury Formation of the United Kingdom
  • Ageleodus diadema:
  • Ctenoptychius denticulatus:

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of the United Kingdom (1 collection)

• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (2)

• Devonian of United States (1: Pennsylvania)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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