Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae
Parent taxon: Petalodontidae according to M. Ginter et al. 2010
See also Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Lund 1983, Lund 1989, Sepkoski 2002, Woodward 1889 and Zangerl 1981
Sister taxa: Antliodus, Chomatodus, Glossodus, Glyphanodus, Harpacodus, Itapyrodus, Lisgodus, Neopetalodus, Peltodus, Petalodus, Strigilina, Tanaodus
Subtaxa: Polyrhizodus attenuatus Polyrhizodus carbonarius Polyrhizodus colei Polyrhizodus concavus Polyrhizodus dentatus Polyrhizodus digitatus Polyrhizodus elongatus Polyrhizodus inflexus Polyrhizodus latus Polyrhizodus magnus Polyrhizodus minimus Polyrhizodus modestus Polyrhizodus nanus Polyrhizodus piasaensis Polyrhizodus ponticulus Polyrhizodus porosus Polyrhizodus pusillus Polyrhizodus rectus Polyrhizodus truncatus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (2 collections), United States (1: Montana)
Total: 3 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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