Gomphacanthus Davis 1884 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Janassidae

Parent taxon: Janassidae according to D. S. Jordan 1963

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cholodus, Ctenopetalus, Cymatodus, Dactylodus, Fissodus, Gamphacanthus, Janassa, Petalodopsis, Phoderacanthus, Platacanthus, Pnigeacanthus, Pristicladodus, Stichacanthus, Thoracodus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Gomphacanthus in the database

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