Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae
Alternative combination: Petalodus alleghaniensis
Synonyms: Petalodus destructor Newberry and Worthen 1870, Sicarius extinctus Leidy 1856
Belongs to Petalodus according to M. Goto and M. Okura 2004
See also Eastman 1903, Hay 1902, Leidy 1873, St. John 1870 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Petalodus acuminatus, Petalodus arcuatus, Petalodus curtus, Petalodus davisii, Petalodus flabellula, Petalodus grandis, Petalodus hastingsiae, Petalodus hybridus, Petalodus jewetti, Petalodus knappi, Petalodus linguifer, Petalodus ohioensis, Petalodus proximus, Petalodus sagittatus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (1: Kansas collection)
• Pennsylvanian of United States (1: Iowa)
• Carboniferous of Japan (1), United States (3: Nebraska)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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