Myriacanthus retrorsus Agassiz 1837 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Myriacanthidae

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1837. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (8me, 9me livraison) viii-72

Belongs to Myriacanthus according to L. Agassiz 1838

See also Agassiz 1837

Sister taxa: Myriacanthus granulatus, Myriacanthus paradoxus

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Myriacanthus retrorsus in the database

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