†Fissodus St. John and Worthen 1875 (chimaera)
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Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Janassidae
Parent taxon: Janassidae according to M. Ginter et al. 2010
See also Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Sepkoski 2002, Woodward 1889 and Zangerl 1981
Sister taxa: Cholodinae, Ctenopetalus, Cymatodus, Dactylodus, Gamphacanthus, Gomphacanthus, Janassinae, Petalodopsis, Phoderacanthus, Platacanthus, Pnigeacanthus, Pristicladodus, Stichacanthus, Thoracodus
Subtaxa: Fissodus bifidus Fissodus dentatus Fissodus inaequalis
Type: Fissodus bifidus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (3: Kansas, Nebraska collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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