Mooreodontus Hampe and Schneider 2010 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthiformes - Xenacanthidae

Full reference: O. Hampe and J. Schneider. 2010. Taxonomic names, in Chondrichthyes, Paleozoic Elasmobranchii: Teeth. Handbook of Paleoichthyology 3D:54

Parent taxon: Xenacanthidae according to O. Hampe and J. Schneider 2010

Sister taxa: Acanthopleurus, Aganodus, Compsacanthus, Diacranodus, Fayolia, Lepacanthus, Lophacanthus, Ochlodus, Phricacanthus, Platyacanthus, Pleuracanthus, Plicatodus, Pternodus, Triodus, Wurdigneria, Xenacanthus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Mooreodontus in the database

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