Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Belantseidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1838. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (11me livraison) 73-140
Parent taxon: Belantseidae according to M. Ginter et al. 2010
See also Hay 1902, Jordan 1963, Lund 1989, Woodward 1889 and Zangerl 1981
Sister taxa: Belantsea, Netsepoye
Subtaxa: Ctenoptychius acuminatus Ctenoptychius apicalis Ctenoptychius cristatus Ctenoptychius dentatus Ctenoptychius digitatus Ctenoptychius lobatus Ctenoptychius pertenius Ctenoptychius serratus Ctenoptychius stevensoni
Type: Ctenoptychius apicalis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (2: Texas collections)
• Carboniferous of Canada (1: Nova Scotia), the United Kingdom (9)
Total: 12 collections including 14 occurrences
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