Psephodus placenta Newberry and Worthen 1866 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Cochliodontiformes - Psephodontidae

Alternative combination: Helodus placenta

Belongs to Psephodus according to O. P. Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Psephodus crenulatus, Psephodus depressus, Psephodus dubius, Psephodus indicus, Psephodus latus, Psephodus levissimus, Psephodus lunulatus, Psephodus magnus, Psephodus obliquus, Psephodus politus, Psephodus regularis, Psephodus reticulatus, Psephodus salopiensis, Psephodus symmetricus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Psephodus placenta in the database

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