Orodus moniliformis Davis 1883 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Orodontiformes - Orodontidae

Belongs to Orodus according to A. S. Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: Orodus alleni, Orodus carinatus, Orodus catenatus, Orodus cinctus, Orodus colletti, Orodus daedalus, Orodus decussatus, Orodus elegantulus, Orodus elongatus, Orodus fastigiatus, Orodus gibbosus, Orodus gibbus, Orodus greggi, Orodus intermedius, Orodus ipeunaensis, Orodus major, Orodus mammillaris, Orodus micropterygius, Orodus minutus, Orodus neglectus, Orodus ornatus, Orodus parallelus, Orodus parvulus, Orodus plicatus, Orodus ramosus, Orodus tenuis, Orodus tuberculatus, Orodus turgidus, Orodus variabilis, Orodus varicostatus

Type specimen: BMNH P.2719-21, a set of teeth

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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