Harpagofututor Lund 1982 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Chondrenchelyiformes - Chondrenchelyidae

Full reference: R. Lund. 1982. Harpagofututor volsellorhinus new genus and species (Chondrichthyes, Chondrenchelyiformes) from the Namurian Bear Gulch Limestone, Chondrenchelys problematica Traquair (Visean), and their sexual dimorphism. Journal of Paleontology 56(4):938-958

Parent taxon: Chondrenchelyidae according to J. S. Nelson 2006

See also Lund 1982 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Chondrenchelys, Platyxystrodus

Subtaxa: Harpagofututor volsellorhinus

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (8: Montana collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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