Glymmatacanthus StJohn and Worhten 1875 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes - Ctenacanthidae

Parent taxon: Ctenacanthidae according to J. G. Maisey 1982

See also Hay 1902 and Jordan 1963

Sister taxa: Acondylacanthus, Anodontacanthus ruthenorum, Bythiacanthus, Cladodoides, Cladodus, Cratoselache, Ctenacanthus, Glikmanius, Tamiobatis

Subtaxa: Glymmatacanthus irishii Glymmatacanthus petrodoides Glymmatacanthus rudis

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Type: Glymmatacanthus irishii

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Glymmatacanthus in the database

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