Palidiplospinax smithwoodwardi Fraas 1896 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Synechodontiformes - Palaeospinacidae

Alternative combination: Palaeospinax smithwoodwardi

Full reference: E. Fraas. 1896. Neue Selachier-Reste aus dem oberen Lias von Holzmaden in Württemberg. Jahreshefte des Vereins für Vaterländische Naturkunde in Württemberg 52:1-25

Belongs to Palidiplospinax according to S. Klug and J. Kriwet 2008

See also Fraas 1896

Sister taxa: Palidiplospinax enniskilleni, Palidiplospinax occultidens

Type specimen: SMNS 7298

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Holzmaden (Royal Naturalienkabinet 1887 collection) (Jurassic of Germany)

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