Chimaera (Ischyodon) tessoni Buckland 1835 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Chimaeridae

Alternative combination: Chimaera tessoni

Belongs to Chimaera (Ischyodon) according to L. Agassiz 1843

See also Agassiz 1838

Sister taxa: Chimaera (Ischyodon) beaumontii, Chimaera (Ischyodon) brevirostris, Chimaera (Ischyodon) dufrenoyi, Chimaera (Ischyodon) dutertrii, Chimaera (Ischyodon) emarginata, Chimaera (Ischyodon) helvetica, Chimaera (Ischyodon) johnsonii, Ischyodon bucklandi

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Chimaera (Ischyodon) tessoni in the database

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