Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1838. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (11me livraison) 73-140
Parent taxon: Petalodontidae according to M. Ginter et al. 2010
See also Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Sepkoski 2002 and Zangerl 1981
Sister taxa: Antliodus, Glossodus, Glyphanodus, Harpacodus, Itapyrodus, Lisgodus, Neopetalodus, Peltodus, Petalodus, Polyrhizodus, Strigilina, Tanaodus
Subtaxa: Chomatodus affinis Chomatodus angustus Chomatodus chesterensis Chomatodus cinctus Chomatodus comptus Chomatodus costatus Chomatodus cultellus Chomatodus denticulatus Chomatodus elegans Chomatodus inconstans Chomatodus incrassatus Chomatodus insignis Chomatodus linearis Chomatodus loriformis Chomatodus molaris Chomatodus newberryi Chomatodus oliquus Chomatodus parallelus Chomatodus pusillus Chomatodus selliformis Chomatodus truncatus Chomatodus varsouviensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (1: Kansas collection)
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (1), United States (3: Indiana, Iowa)
Total: 5 collections including 8 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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