Petalodus acuminatus Agassiz 1838

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae

Alternative combination: Chomatodus acuminatus

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1838. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (11me livraison) 73-140

Belongs to Petalodus according to A. Ivanov et al. 2009

See also Agassiz 1838, Agassiz 1843, Goto and Okura 2004, M'Coy 1855 and Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: Petalodus allegheniensis, Petalodus arcuatus, Petalodus curtus, Petalodus davisii, Petalodus flabellula, Petalodus grandis, Petalodus hastingsiae, Petalodus hybridus, Petalodus jewetti, Petalodus knappi, Petalodus linguifer, Petalodus ohioensis, Petalodus proximus, Petalodus sagittatus

Distribution:

• Permian of Japan (1 collection)

• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (9), United States (1: New Mexico)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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