Chomatodus insignis Leidy 1857 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae

Alternative combination: Palaeobatis insignis

Belongs to Chomatodus according to O. P. Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Chomatodus affinis, Chomatodus angustus, Chomatodus chesterensis, Chomatodus cinctus, Chomatodus comptus, Chomatodus costatus, Chomatodus cultellus, Chomatodus denticulatus, Chomatodus elegans, Chomatodus inconstans, Chomatodus incrassatus, Chomatodus linearis, Chomatodus loriformis, Chomatodus molaris, Chomatodus newberryi, Chomatodus oliquus, Chomatodus parallelus, Chomatodus pusillus, Chomatodus selliformis, Chomatodus truncatus, Chomatodus varsouviensis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Chomatodus insignis in the database

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