Stethacanthus longipeniculus Zangerl 1990 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Symmoriiformes - Symmoriidae

Full reference: R. Zangerl. 1990. Two new Stethacanthid sharks (Stethacanthidae, Symmoriida) from the Pennsylvanian of Indiana, USA. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 213:115-141

Belongs to Stethacanthus according to R. Zangerl 1990

Sister taxa: Cladodus hibberti, Stethacanthus altonensis, Stethacanthus compressus, Stethacanthus concavus, Stethacanthus depressus, Stethacanthus erectus, Stethacanthus exilis, Stethacanthus gansuensis, Stethacanthus humilis, Stethacanthus praecursor, Stethacanthus productus, Stethacanthus tumidus

Type specimen: FMNH PF13194, a skeleton. Its type locality is Bethel Church Excello Shale, Pike County, which is in a Moscovian marine shale in the Carbondale Formation of Indiana.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Bethel Church Excello Shale, Pike County

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