Deltodus Morris and Roberts 1862 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae

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

See also Eastman 1903, Hamm and Cicimurri 2005, Hay 1902, Ingavat and Janvier 1981, Jordan 1963, Sepkoski 2002 and Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: Aspidodus, Chitonodus, Cochliodus, Cranodus, Cyrtonodus, Deltodopsis, Dichelodus, Diplacodus, Erismacanthus, Helodopsis, Icanodus, Orthopleurodus, Oxytomodus, Paecilodus, Periplectrodus, Platyodus, Pleurodus, Pleuroplax, Poecilodus, Rhamphodus, Sandalodus, Stenopterodus, Streblodus, Taeniodus, Trigonodus, Vaticinodus, Venustodus, Xystrodus

Subtaxa: Deltodus alatus Deltodus angularis Deltodus cinctulus Deltodus cinctus Deltodus cingulatus Deltodus concha Deltodus contortus Deltodus costatus Deltodus fasciatus Deltodus gibbus Deltodus grandis Deltodus inornatus Deltodus intermedius Deltodus latior Deltodus littoni Deltodus mercurei Deltodus obliquus Deltodus parvus Deltodus planidens Deltodus powellii Deltodus propinquus Deltodus rugosus Deltodus spatulatus Deltodus sublaevis Deltodus trilobus Deltodus undulatus

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Type: Paecilodus sublaevis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Permian of Oman (5 collections), Thailand (1), United States (3: New Mexico, Wyoming)

• Carboniferous of Belgium (1), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (11: Arizona, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania)

Total: 23 collections including 24 occurrences

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