Petalorhynchus psittacinus Agassiz 1843 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Pristodontidae

Alternative combination: Petalodus psittacinus

Belongs to Petalorhynchus according to A. S. Woodward 1889

See also Hay 1902 and M'Coy 1855

Sister taxa: Petalorhynchus beargulchensis, Petalorhynchus distortus, Petalorhynchus indicus, Petalorhynchus pseudosagittatus, Petalorhynchus spatulatus, Petalorhynchus striatus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Pennsylvanian of the United Kingdom (1 collection)

• Mississippian of the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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