Platylithophycus Johnson and Howell 1948 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes

Parent taxon: Elasmobranchii according to A. W. Bronson and J. G. Maisey 2018

See also Andrews 1970 and Miller and Walker 1968

Sister taxa: Agaleidae, Amelacanthus, Annulicorona, Aporomicrodus, Arduodens, Batomorphi, Carcharopsis, Carinasubcorona, Celtiberina, Cestraciontidae, Changxingselache, Cladodontomorphi, Cladodontomorphii, Cladodus hassiacus, Cladodus wildungensis, Cladoselachida, Cladoselachii, Complanicorona, Coniunctio, Coronodontida, Eunemacanthus, Euselachiformes, Euselachii, Eychlaodus, Fragilicorona, Galeiformes, Galeomorphi, Glabrisubcorona, Gondwanodus, Ichthyodorulites, Labascicorona, Labrilancea, Lamna (Sphenodus) longidens, Leonodus, Lesnilomia, Lobaticorona, Lugalepididae, Mcmurdodontidae, Meishanselache, Minuticorona, Oniscina, Ornathiliabrilance, Ornatilabrilancea, Orodontida, Orthacodus, Ostenoselachidae, Osteodonti, Parvicorona, Parvidiabolus, Parviscapha, Physonemus, Plagiostomi, Pleuracanthidae, Pleuracanthodii, Pristiorajea, Proselachii, Raineria, Rosaodus, Rugosicorona, Sacrisubcorona, Selachii, Serratocorona, Siamodus, Sphenodus, Sphenodus plana, Squalomorphi, Suaviloquentia, Thrinacodontidae, Undulaticorona, Xenacanthida

Subtaxa: Platylithophycus cretaceus

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Type: Platylithophycus cretaceum

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Platylithophycus in the database

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