Calopodus John and Worthen 1875 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Pristodontidae

Parent taxon: Pristodontidae according to M. Ginter et al. 2010

See also Hay 1902, Jordan 1963 and Zangerl 1981

Sister taxa: Davodus, Megactenopetalus, Peripristis, Petalorhynchus, Pristodus, Siksika, Hoplodus, Diodontopsodus

Subtaxa: Calopodus apicalis

View classification

Type: Calopodus apicalis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Calopodus in the database

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.