Janassa brevis Newberry 1856 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Janassidae

Alternative combination: Climaxodus brevis

Belongs to Janassa according to O. P. Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Janassa angularis, Janassa bituminosa, Janassa clarki, Janassa clavatus, Janassa gurleiana, Janassa imbricatus, Janassa kochi, Janassa korni, Janassa linguaeformis, Janassa maxima, Janassa ordiana, Janassa strigilina, Janassa unguicula

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Janassa brevis in the database

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