Mylognathus Leidy 1856 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Chimaeridae

Full reference: J. Leidy. 1856. Notices of Extinct Vertebrata Discovered by Dr. F. V. Hayden, during the Expedition to the Sioux Country under the Command of Lieut. G. K. Warren. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8:311-312

Parent taxon: Chimaeridae according to O. P. Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Bryactinus, Canadodus, Chimaera, Elasmodectes, Hedronchus, Hydrolagus, Isotaenia, Leptomylus, Similihariotta, Sphagepoea

Subtaxa: Mylognathus priscus

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Type: Mylognathus priscus

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Mylognathus in the database

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