Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Janassidae
Alternative combinations: Janassa bituminosus, Trilobites bituminosus
Synonyms: Acrodus larva Agassiz 1839, Byzenos latipinnatus Münster 1843, Dictea striata Münster 1840, Janassa angulata Münster 1839, Janassa dictea Münster 1842, Janassa humboldii Münster 1839
Belongs to Janassa according to C. G. Diedrich 2009
See also Agassiz 1839, Agassiz 1843, Geinitz 1861, Hancock and Howse 1870, Hay 1902, Holzapfel and Malzahn 1984, Münster 1839, Münster 1839, Münster 1840, Münster 1842, Münster 1843 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Janassa angularis, Janassa brevis, Janassa clarki, Janassa clavatus, Janassa gurleiana, Janassa imbricatus, Janassa kochi, Janassa korni, Janassa linguaeformis, Janassa maxima, Janassa ordiana, Janassa strigilina, Janassa unguicula
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of Germany (10 collections), the United Kingdom (3)
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 16 collections including 19 occurrences
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