Itapyrodus Silva Santos 1990 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae

Parent taxon: Petalodontidae according to A. Chahud et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Antliodus, Chomatodus, Glossodus, Glyphanodus, Harpacodus, Lisgodus, Neopetalodus, Peltodus, Petalodus, Polyrhizodus, Strigilina, Tanaodus

Subtaxa: Itapyrodus punctatus

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Type: Itapyrodus punctatus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Rio Cabeça, Santa Maria Homestead (Permian of Brazil)

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