Parent taxon: Elasmobranchii according to A. W. Bronson and J. G. Maisey 2018
See also Andrews 1970 and Miller and Walker 1968
Sister taxa: Amelacanthus, Annulicorona, Antarctilamniformes, Aporomicrodus, Arduodens, Carcharopsis, Carinasubcorona, Celtiberina, Cestraciontidae, Changxingselache, Cladodontomorphi, Cladodontomorphii, Cladodus hassiacus, Cladodus wildungensis, Cladoselachida, Cladoselachii, Complanicorona, Coniunctio, Coronodontida, Eunemacanthus, Euselachiformes, Euselachii, Fragilicorona, Galeiformes, Glabrisubcorona, Gondwanodus, Ichthyodorulites, Kannathalepididae, Labascicorona, Labrilancea, Leonodus, Lesnilomia, Listracanthidae, Lobaticorona, Meishanselache, Minuticorona, Omalodontiformes, Oniscina, Ornathiliabrilance, Ornatilabrilancea, Orodontida, Osteodonti, Parvicorona, Parvidiabolus, Parviscapha, Phoebodontiformes, Physonemus, Plagiostomi, Pleuracanthidae, Pleuracanthodii, Pristiorajea, Proselachii, Protodontidae, Raineria, Rosaodus, Rugosicorona, Sacrisubcorona, Selachii, Selachii, Selachimorpha, Serratocorona, Siamodus, Suaviloquentia, Thrinacodontidae, Undulaticorona, Xenacanthida, Xenacanthimorpha
Subtaxa: Platylithophycus cretaceus
Type: Platylithophycus cretaceum
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Platylithophycus in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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