Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Belantseidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1838. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (11me livraison) 73-140
Belongs to Ctenoptychius according to J. P. Downs and E. B. Daeschler 2001
See also Agassiz 1838, Hay 1902, M'Coy 1855 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Ctenoptychius acuminatus, Ctenoptychius cristatus, Ctenoptychius dentatus, Ctenoptychius digitatus, Ctenoptychius lobatus, Ctenoptychius pertenius, Ctenoptychius serratus, Ctenoptychius stevensoni
Type specimen: BMNH P.496, a tooth. Its type locality is Silverdale, South Staffordshire (BMNH), which is in a Moscovian terrestrial horizon in the United Kingdom.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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