Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Callorhynchidae
Alternative combinations: Chimaera greenoughii, Elasmodus greenoughii
Synonyms: Aptychus crassus Hebert 1855, Elasmodus crassus Leriche 1906, Elasmodus planus Leriche 1929
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1838. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (11me livraison) 73-140
Belongs to Elasmodus according to A. O. Averianov 2001
See also Agassiz 1838, Agassiz 1843 and Case 1979
Sister taxa: Elasmodus avirostrus, Elasmodus hunteri, Elasmodus kempi, Elasmodus khosatzkyi, Elasmodus rossicus, Elasmodus sinzovi, Elasmodus tsheganicus, Elasmodus zharyk
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (1: Montana)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.