Sandalodus carbonarius Newberry and Worthen 1866 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae

Alternative combination: Orthopleurodus carbonarius

Belongs to Sandalodus according to C. R. Eastman 1903

See also Elliott et al. 2004, Hay 1902 and Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: Sandalodus angustus, Sandalodus complanatus, Sandalodus crassus, Sandalodus elllipticus, Sandalodus laevissimus, Sandalodus minor, Sandalodus morrisii, Sandalodus parvulus, Sandalodus rhomboideus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Sandalodus carbonarius in the database

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