Petalodus knappi Newberry 1879 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae

Belongs to Petalodus according to O. P. Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Petalodus acuminatus, Petalodus allegheniensis, Petalodus arcuatus, Petalodus curtus, Petalodus davisii, Petalodus flabellula, Petalodus grandis, Petalodus hastingsiae, Petalodus hybridus, Petalodus jewetti, Petalodus linguifer, Petalodus ohioensis, Petalodus proximus, Petalodus sagittatus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Petalodus knappi in the database

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