Ctenoptychius acuminatus Saint John and Worthen 1875 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Belantseidae

Alternative combination: Pristodus acuminatus

Belongs to Ctenoptychius according to O. P. Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Ctenoptychius apicalis, Ctenoptychius cristatus, Ctenoptychius dentatus, Ctenoptychius digitatus, Ctenoptychius lobatus, Ctenoptychius pertenius, Ctenoptychius serratus, Ctenoptychius stevensoni

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ctenoptychius acuminatus in the database

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