Parent taxon: Euchondrocephali according to M. Ginter et al. 2010
See also Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Sepkoski 2002 and Zangerl 1981
Sister taxa: Chimaeri, Debeeriformes, Debeeriiformes, Delphyodontos, Edaphodus, Eugeneodontiformes, Helodontiformes, Holocephalomorpha, Iniopterygiformes, Macrodontacanthus, Menaspacanthus, Orodontiformes, Paraselachiamorpha, Paraselachimorpha, Petalodontiformes, Thoralodus, Trachyacanthi, Pseudodontichthyidae, Euglossodus, Gregoriidae, Mesolophodus, Ageleodus, Cynopodius, Metaxyacanthus, Lagarodontidae, Brachyrhizodus
Subtaxa: Desmiodus costelliferus Desmiodus ligoniformis Desmiodus minusculus Desmiodus tumidus
Type: Desmiodus tumidus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (2: Kansas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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