Syntomodus Obruchev 1964 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Edestidae

Full reference: D. V. Obruchev. 1964. Subclass Holocephali (chimeras). In D. V. Obruchev (ed.), Fundamentals of Paleontology. Vol. XI. Agnatha, Pisces. Izdatel'stvo "Nauka", Moscow 353-419

Parent taxon: Edestidae according to M. Ginter et al. 2010

See also Obruchev 1964, Sepkoski 2002 and Zangerl 1981

Sister taxa: Edestus, Euctenius, Lestrodus, Prospiraxis, Protopirata, Spiraxis

Subtaxa: Syntomodus abbreviatus

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Type: Syntomodus abbreviatus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Syntomodus in the database

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