''Syllomus'' is an extinct genus of

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-age deposits in the US Eastern Seaboard and Egypt.

Taxonomy

Two species are known, ''Syllomus aegyptiacus'' (Lydekker, 1889) and ''S. crispatus'' Cope, 1896. Lapparent de Broin (2001) considers '' Trachyaspis'' a possible senior synonym of ''Syllomus''.

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