Tanaodus gracillimus Newberry and Worthen 1866 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae

Alternative combination: Chomatodus gracillimus

Belongs to Tanaodus according to O. P. Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Tanaodus angularis, Tanaodus bellcinctus, Tanaodus depressus, Tanaodus grossiplicatus, Tanaodus multiplicatus, Tanaodus obscurus, Tanaodus polymorphus, Tanaodus praenuntius, Tanaodus pumilis, Tanaodus sculptus, Tanaodus sublunatus, Tanaodus wisei

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Tanaodus gracillimus in the database

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