†Cylindracanthus gigas Woodward 1888 (elasmobranch)
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Chondrichthyes - Ichthyodorulites
Alternative combination: Coelorhynchus gigas
Belongs to Cylindracanthus according to E. I. White 1926
See also Woodward 1891
Sister taxa: Cylindracanthus acus, Cylindracanthus bisulcatus, Cylindracanthus isnusris, Cylindracanthus ornatus, Cylindracanthus rectus, Coelorhynchus libanicus
Type specimen: BMNH 893-5
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Nigeria (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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