Chiromystus Cope 1885 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes - Cladocyclidae

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1885. A contribution to the vertebrate paleontology of Brazil. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 23(121):1-21

Parent taxon: Cladocyclidae according to L. Cavin et al. 2013

See also Cope 1885, Schaeffer 1947 and Woodward 1901

Sister taxa: Chirocentrites, Cladocyclus, Eubiodectes

Subtaxa: Chiromystus alagoensis Chiromystus mawsoni Chiromystus woodwardi

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Chiromystus in the database

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