†Rainerichthys Grogan and Lund 2009 (cartilaginous fish)
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Chondrichthyes - Iniopterygia - Iniopterygidae
Full reference: E. D. Grogan and R. Lund. 2009. Two new iniopterygians (Chondrichthyes) from the Mississippian (Serpukhovian) Bear Gulch Limestone of Montana with evidence of a new form of chondrichthyan neurocranium. Acta Zoologica 90(Suppl. 1):134-151
Parent taxon: Iniopterygidae according to E. D. Grogan and R. Lund 2009
Sister taxa: Cervifurca, Iniopteryx, Papilionichthys, Promexyele
Subtaxa: Rainerichthys zangerli
Type: Rainerichthys zangerli
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (3: Montana collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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