Janassa angularis Branson 1916 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Janassidae

Full reference: E. B. Branson. 1916. The Lower Embar of Wyoming and Its Fauna. The Journal of Geology 24(7):639-664

Belongs to Janassa according to M. Ginter et al. 2010

See also Branson 1916

Sister taxa: Janassa bituminosa, Janassa brevis, Janassa clarki, Janassa clavatus, Janassa gurleiana, Janassa imbricatus, Janassa kochi, Janassa korni, Janassa linguaeformis, Janassa maxima, Janassa ordiana, Janassa strigilina, Janassa unguicula

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Bull Lake Creek, Wind River Mountains (Lower Embar) (Permian of Wyoming)

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