Sphaerodus gigas Agassiz 1833 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Actinopterygii - Sphaerodontidae

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1833. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome II (1re livraison) 1-48

Belongs to Sphaerodus according to L. Agassiz 1843

See also Agassiz 1833, Agassiz 1839 and Agassiz 1843

Sister taxa: Sphaerodus annularis, Sphaerodus conicus, Sphaerodus crassus, Sphaerodus depressus, Sphaerodus discus, Sphaerodus hybridus, Sphaerodus insignis, Sphaerodus irregularis, Sphaerodus lens, Sphaerodus minimus, Sphaerodus mitrula, Sphaerodus neocomiensis, Sphaerodus oculusserpentis, Sphaerodus parvus, Sphaerodus subannularis, Sphaerodus submamillaris, Sphaerodus subradiatus, Sphaerodus tetragonus, Sphaerodus truncatus

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Sphaerodus gigas in the database

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