†Myriacanthus paradoxus Agassiz 1836 (chimaera)
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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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