Saivodus Duffin and Ginter 2006 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes

Full reference: C. J. Duffin and M. Ginter. 2006. Comments on the selachian genus Cladodus Agassiz, 1843. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(2):253-266

Parent taxon: Ctenacanthiformes according to J. P. M. Hodnett et al. 2012

See also Duffin and Ginter 2006 and Ginter et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Acandylacanthus, Arauzia, Ctenacanthidae, Ctenacanthoidea, Goodrichthys, Heslerodidae, Kaibabvenator, Moyacanthus, Nanoskalme, Neosaivodus, Pororhiza

Subtaxa: Saivodus striatus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (1: Arizona collection)

• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (1), United States (2: Alabama)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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