†Cynopodius Traquair 1881 (chimaera)
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Parent taxon: Euchondrocephali according to M. Ginter et al. 2010
See also Jordan 1963 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Chimaeri, Debeeriformes, Debeeriiformes, Delphyodontos, Edaphodus, Eugeneodontiformes, Helodontiformes, Holocephalomorpha, Iniopterygiformes, Macrodontacanthus, Menaspacanthus, Orodontiformes, Paraselachiamorpha, Paraselachimorpha, Petalodontiformes, Thoralodus, Trachyacanthi, Ageleodus, Desmiodus, Lagarodontidae, Mesolophodus, Euglossodus, Brachyrhizodus, Metaxyacanthus, Gregoriidae, Pseudodontichthyidae
Subtaxa: Cynopodius crenulatus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Delta (Carboniferous of Iowa)
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