Iniopera richardsoni Zangerl and Case 1973 (cartilaginous fish)

Chondrichthyes - Iniopterygia - Sibyrhynchidae

Full reference: R. Zangerl and G. R. Case. 1973. Iniopterygia, a New Order of Chondrichthyan Fishes from the Pennsylvanian of North America. Fieldiana Geology Memoirs 6:1-67

Belongs to Iniopera according to R. Zangerl and G. R. Case 1973

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: FMNH PF2356, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Logan Quarry, Level G, Reserve Township, which is in a Moscovian marine shale in the Staunton Formation of Indiana.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (31: Indiana, Nebraska collections)

Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence

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