Paraorthacodus conicus Davis 1890 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Synechodontiformes - Paraorthacodontidae

Synonyms: Paraorthacodus nerviensis Leriche 1929, Synechodus nerviensis Leriche 1929

Belongs to Paraorthacodus according to G. Guinot et al. 2013

See also Herman 1977, Siverson 1992 and Siverson 1997

Sister taxa: Paraorthacodus andersoni, Paraorthacodus arduennae, Paraorthacodus eocaenus, Paraorthacodus hesbayensis, Paraorthacodus jurensis, Paraorthacodus kruckowi, Paraorthacodus recurvus, Paraorthacodus rossi

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (2 collections), Israel (2), Sweden (8), the United Kingdom (2)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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