Arctacanthus wyomingensis Branson 1934 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes

Synonym: Dolophonodus uncinatus Branson 1933 [replaced name]

Full reference: C. C. Branson. 1934. Permian sharks of Wyoming and of east Greenland. Science 79(2054):431

Belongs to Arctacanthus according to C. C. Branson 1934

See also Branson 1933

Sister taxa: Arctacanthus exiguus, Arctacanthus multisectus, Arctacanthus phosphoriensis, Arctacanthus spitzbergensis, Arctacanthus uncinatus

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Dinwoody Canyon, Retort Member, Fremont County (Permian of Wyoming)

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