Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Acrodontidae
Alternative combinations: Palaeobates augustissimus, Psammodus angustissimus, Strophodus angustissimus
Synonyms: Palaeobates acrodiformis Schmid 1861, Palaeobates ovalis Schmid 1861, Strophodus elytra Agassiz 1838
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1834. Taxonomic names. Beitrag zu einer Monographie des Bunten Sandsteins, Muschelkalks und Keupers, und die Verbindung dieser Gebilde zu einer Formation 1-366
Belongs to Palaeobates according to C. Pla et al. 2013
See also Agassiz 1834, Agassiz 1838, Agassiz 1843, Chrzastek 2008, Jaekel 1889, Maisey 1987, Schultze and Möller 1986 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Palaeobates polaris, Palaeobates reticulatus, Palaeobates shastensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of France (2 collections), Germany (4), Poland (3), Spain (1), Switzerland (3)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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