Ischyodus incisus Newton 1878 (plownose chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Callorhynchidae

Belongs to Ischyodus according to A. S. Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: Ischyodus avitus, Ischyodus beaumonti, Ischyodus bifurcatus, Ischyodus bohemicus, Ischyodus dufrenoyi, Ischyodus egertoni, Ischyodus emarginatus, Ischyodus latus, Ischyodus mortoni, Ischyodus panus, Ischyodus quenstedti, Ischyodus rayhaasi, Ischyodus thurmanni, Ischyodus townsendi, Ischyodus yanschini, Ischyodus zinsmeisteri

Type specimen: BMNH 41683, a tooth (left mandibular)

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ischyodus incisus in the database

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