Physonemus gigii Branson 1916

Chondrichthyes

Alternative combination: Batacanthus gigas

Full reference: E. B. Branson. 1916. The Lower Embar of Wyoming and Its Fauna. The Journal of Geology 24(7):639-664

Belongs to Physonemus according to J. Zidek 1976

See also Branson 1916

Sister taxa: Physonemus arcuatus, Physonemus asper, Physonemus carinatus, Physonemus gemmatus, Physonemus gigas, Physonemus hamuspiscatorius, Physonemus mirabilis, Physonemus pandatus, Physonemus stellatus, Physonemus striatus, Physonemus subteres, Batacanthus stellatus, Batacanthus necis, Batacanthus baculiformis, Gnathacanthus triangularis, Gnathacanthus striatus, Xystracanthus major, Xystracanthus giganteus, Xystracanthus acinaciformis, Xystracanthus anceps, Xystracanthus reversus, Xystracanthus gracilis, Xystracanthus mirabilis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Lower Embar fauna, which is in a Roadian offshore shale in the Phosphoria Formation of Wyoming

Distribution: found only at Lower Embar fauna

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