Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Alternative combinations: Acrodus rugosus, Cestracion rugosus
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1839. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (10me, 12me livraison) 141-156
Belongs to Heterodontus according to J. Adolfssen and D. Ward 2015
See also Agassiz 1839, Agassiz 1843, Cicimurri et al. 2014, Herman 1977, Manning and Dockery 1992, Weiler 1964 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Heterodontus boussioni, Heterodontus cainozoicus, Heterodontus canaliculatus, Heterodontus carerens, Heterodontus creamridgensis, Heterodontus duffini, Heterodontus francisci, Heterodontus granti, Heterodontus havreensis, Heterodontus laevis, Heterodontus lerichei, Heterodontus lonzeensis, Heterodontus maisierensis, Heterodontus paucicarinatus, Heterodontus pineti, Heterodontus polonicus, Heterodontus portujacksoni, Heterodontus semirugosus, Heterodontus sowasheense, Heterodontus sulcatus, Heterodontus upnikensis, Heterodontus vincenti, Heterodontus wardensis, Heterodontus woodwardi, Cestracion longidens, Cestracion novozelandicus, Cestracion coleridgensis, Cestracion elongatus, Cestracion cainozoicus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Denmark (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Belgium (8), France (3), Germany (1), the Netherlands (1), United States (2: Mississippi)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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