Polyrhizodus rectus Newberry 1897 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Petalodontidae

Alternative combination: Dactylodus rectus

Belongs to Polyrhizodus according to O. P. Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Polyrhizodus attenuatus, Polyrhizodus carbonarius, Polyrhizodus colei, Polyrhizodus concavus, Polyrhizodus dentatus, Polyrhizodus digitatus, Polyrhizodus elongatus, Polyrhizodus inflexus, Polyrhizodus latus, Polyrhizodus magnus, Polyrhizodus minimus, Polyrhizodus modestus, Polyrhizodus nanus, Polyrhizodus piasaensis, Polyrhizodus ponticulus, Polyrhizodus porosus, Polyrhizodus pusillus, Polyrhizodus truncatus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Polyrhizodus rectus in the database

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