Hedronchus Cope 1876 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Chimaeridae

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1876. Descriptions of some vertebrate remains from the Fort Union Beds of Montana. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 28:248-261

Parent taxon: Chimaeridae according to O. P. Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Bryactinus, Canadodus, Chimaera, Elasmodectes, Hydrolagus, Isotaenia, Leptomylus, Mylognathus, Similihariotta, Sphagepoea

Subtaxa: none

Type: Hedronchus sternbergii

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Hedronchus in the database

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