Helodus rugosus Newberry and Worthen 1870 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Helodontiformes - Helodontidae

Belongs to Helodus according to E. B. Branson 1916

See also Eastman 1903 and Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Helodus angulatus, Helodus biformis, Helodus carbonarius, Helodus coniculus, Helodus consolidatus, Helodus crenulatus, Helodus denshumani, Helodus denticulatus, Helodus didymus, Helodus elytra, Helodus gibberulus, Helodus gibbus, Helodus incisus, Helodus laevis, Helodus limax, Helodus mammillaris, Helodus planus, Helodus politus, Helodus rudis, Helodus simplex, Helodus subpolitus, Helodus subteres, Helodus sulcatus, Helodus undulatus, Helodus wortheni

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (1: Wyoming collection)

• Carboniferous of United States (1: Nebraska)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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