Deltodus gibbus Woodward 1889 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae

Full reference: A. S. Woodward. 1889. Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History) Part 1 1-613

Belongs to Deltodus according to A. S. Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: Deltodus alatus, Deltodus angularis, Deltodus cinctulus, Deltodus cinctus, Deltodus cingulatus, Deltodus concha, Deltodus contortus, Deltodus costatus, Deltodus fasciatus, Deltodus grandis, Deltodus inornatus, Deltodus intermedius, Deltodus latior, Deltodus littoni, Deltodus mercurei, Deltodus obliquus, Deltodus parvus, Deltodus planidens, Deltodus powellii, Deltodus propinquus, Deltodus rugosus, Deltodus spatulatus, Deltodus sublaevis, Deltodus trilobus, Deltodus undulatus

Type specimen: BMNH 20575b, P.5859 (lower dental plate)

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Deltodus gibbus in the database

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