Chondrichthyes - Synechodontiformes - Palaeospinacidae
Alternative combination: Synechodus occultidens
Full reference: C. J. Duffin and D. J. Ward. 1993. The Early Jurassic Palaeospinacid sharks of Lyme Regis, southern England. Belgian Geological Survey, Professional Papers, Elasmobranches et Stratigraphie 264:53-102
Belongs to Palidiplospinax according to S. Stumpf and J. Kriwet 2019
See also Delsate 2001, Delsate and Duffin 1993, Delsate and Godefroit 1995, Duffin and Ward 1993, Klug and Kriwet 2008, Rees 1998 and Rees 2000
Sister taxa: Palidiplospinax enniskilleni, Palidiplospinax smithwoodwardi
Type specimen: BMNH P3190, a partial skull. Its type locality is Lyme Regis, Enniskillen collection, which is in a Sinemurian marine horizon in the United Kingdom.
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Belgium (3 collections), Denmark (1), France (2), Germany (2), Sweden (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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