Ctenoptychius cristatus Dawson 1868 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Belantseidae

Belongs to Ctenoptychius according to O. P. Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Ctenoptychius acuminatus, Ctenoptychius apicalis, Ctenoptychius dentatus, Ctenoptychius digitatus, Ctenoptychius lobatus, Ctenoptychius pertenius, Ctenoptychius serratus, Ctenoptychius stevensoni

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at near Point Edward (Carboniferous of Nova Scotia)

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