Duffinselache Andreev and Cuny 2012 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Euselachii

Full reference: P. S. Andreev and G. Cuny. 2012. New Triassic stem Selachimorphs (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) and their bearing on the evolution of dental enameloid in Neoselachii. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32:255-266

Parent taxon: Neoselachii according to P. S. Andreev and G. Cuny 2012

Sister taxa: Agaleidae, Anachronistidae, Batoidea, Batomorphii, Dalatiiformes, Galea, Galeomorphii, Grozonodon, Hopleacanthus, Mcmurdodontidae, Nanocetorhinus, Odontorhytis, Ostenoselachidae, Palaeocarcharidae, Rhomaleodus, Selachii, Squalea, Squalomorphii, Squatinomorphii, Synechodontiformes, Vallisodus

Subtaxa: Duffinselache holwellensis

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Type: Polyacrodus holwellensis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Microlestes Quarry, Frome (Triassic of the United Kingdom)

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