†Metopacanthus Zittel 1887 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Myriacanthidae

Parent taxon: Myriacanthidae according to C. J. Duffin 1983

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthorhina, Agkistracanthus, Alethodontus, Halonodon, Myriacanthus, Oblidens, Recurvacanthus

Subtaxa: Metopacanthus bollensis Metopacanthus granulatus

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Germany (1 collection), the United Kingdom (3)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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