Psephodus levissimus Agassiz 1837 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Psephodontidae

Alternative combinations: Helodus laevissimus, Psammodus laevissimus

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1837. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (8me, 9me livraison) viii-72

Belongs to Psephodus according to A. S. Woodward 1889

See also Agassiz 1837, Agassiz 1838 and M'Coy 1855

Sister taxa: Psephodus crenulatus, Psephodus depressus, Psephodus dubius, Psephodus indicus, Psephodus latus, Psephodus lunulatus, Psephodus magnus, Psephodus obliquus, Psephodus placenta, Psephodus politus, Psephodus regularis, Psephodus reticulatus, Psephodus salopiensis, Psephodus symmetricus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Psephodus levissimus in the database

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