Nemacanthus filifer Agassiz 1836 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Synechodontiformes - Palaeospinacidae

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1836. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (7me livraison)

Belongs to Nemacanthus according to L. Agassiz 1837

See also Agassiz 1836

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

Type specimen: Its type locality is Rhaetic Bone Bed, Aust Cliff, which is in a Rhaetian coastal conglomerate in the Westbury Formation of the United Kingdom

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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