Nemacanthus minor Davis 1881 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Synechodontiformes - Palaeospinacidae

Full reference: J. W. Davis. 1881. Notes on the fish-remains of the bone-bed at Aust, near Bristol; with the description of some new genera and species. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 37:414-426

Belongs to Nemacanthus according to J. W. Davis 1881

Sister taxa: Nemacanthus bosnensis, Nemacanthus elegans, Nemacanthus filifer, Nemacanthus monilifer, Nemacanthus speciosus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Aust Cliff bone bed (Ord coll, Bristol), which is in a Rhaetian coastal conglomerate in the Westbury Formation of the United Kingdom

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Aust Cliff bone bed (Ord coll, Bristol)

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