Oniscina ornata Goldenberg 1873 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes

Synonym: Arthropleura ornata Goldenberg 1873

Full reference: F. Goldenberg. 1873. Fauna Saraepontana Fossilis. Die Fossilen Thiere aus der Steinkohlenformation von Saarbrücken, 1tes Heft 1-26

Belongs to Oniscina according to F. Goldenberg 1873

See also Guthörl 1934

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Oniscina ornata: Its type locality is Altenwald mine, which is in a Westphalian C terrestrial shale/bituminous coal in the Lower Saarbrucker layer Formation of Germany
  • Arthropleura ornata:

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Altenwald mine

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