Sinohelicoprion Liu and Chang 1963 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Helicampodontidae

Full reference: H. T. Liu and M. N. Chang. 1963. First discovery of helicoprionid in China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 7(2):123-129

Parent taxon: Helicampodontidae according to W. M. Itano and O. A. Lebedev 2023

See also Lei 1983 and Liu and Chang 1963

Sister taxa: Helicampodus, Hunanohelicoprion, Parahelicampodus

Subtaxa: Sinohelicoprion changhsingensis Sinohelicoprion macrodontus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Permian of China (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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