Petalorhynchus spatulatus Saint John and Worthen 1875 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Pristodontidae

Belongs to Petalorhynchus according to O. P. Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Petalorhynchus beargulchensis, Petalorhynchus distortus, Petalorhynchus indicus, Petalorhynchus pseudosagittatus, Petalorhynchus psittacinus, Petalorhynchus striatus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Petalorhynchus spatulatus in the database

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