Brachyrhizodus Romer 1942 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes

Full reference: A. S. Romer. 1942. Notes on certain American Paleozoic Fishes. American Journal of Science 240(3):216-228

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Chimaeri, Debeeriformes, Debeeriiformes, Delphyodontos, Edaphodus, Eugeneodontiformes, Helodontiformes, Holocephalomorpha, Iniopterygiformes, Macrodontacanthus, Menaspacanthus, Orodontiformes, Paraselachiamorpha, Paraselachimorpha, Petalodontiformes, Thoralodus, Trachyacanthi, Pseudodontichthyidae, Metaxyacanthus, Ageleodus, Gregoriidae, Euglossodus, Cynopodius, Desmiodus, Lagarodontidae, Mesolophodus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Brachyrhizodus in the database

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