Myriacanthus granulatus Agassiz 1837 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Myriacanthidae

Synonym: Ischyodus orthorhinus Egerton 1871

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1837. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (8me, 9me livraison) viii-72

Belongs to Myriacanthus according to A. S. Woodward 1891

See also Agassiz 1837, Agassiz 1838, Egerton 1871 and Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: Myriacanthus paradoxus, Myriacanthus retrorsus

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences

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