Myriacanthus paradoxus Agassiz 1836 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Myriacanthidae

Synonym: Prognathodus guntheri Egerton 1872

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1836. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (7me livraison)

Belongs to Myriacanthus according to C. J. Duffin 1994

See also Agassiz 1836, Agassiz 1837, Egerton 1872, Woodward 1889, Woodward 1891 and Woodward 1906

Sister taxa: Myriacanthus granulatus, Myriacanthus retrorsus

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (1 collection), the United Kingdom (5)

• Triassic of the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences

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