Chondrichthyes - Synechodontiformes - Palaeospinacidae
Alternative combination: Synechodus enniskilleni
Full reference: C. J. Duffin and D. J. Ward. 1993. The Early Jurassic Palaeospinacid sharks of Lyme Regis, southern England. Belgian Geological Survey, Professional Papers, Elasmobranches et Stratigraphie 264:53-102
Belongs to Palidiplospinax according to S. Stumpf and J. Kriwet 2019
See also Delsate 2001, Delsate and Duffin 1993, Delsate and Godefroit 1995, Klug and Kriwet 2008 and Rees 2000
Sister taxa: Palidiplospinax occultidens, Palidiplospinax smithwoodwardi
Type specimen: BMNH P.3189, a partial skeleton
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Belgium (2 collections), France (1), Germany (2), Sweden (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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