†Sphenodus alpinus Guembel 1861 (elasmobranch)
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Chondrichthyes - Synechodontiformes - Orthacodontidae
Alternative combination: Orthacodus alpinus
Belongs to Sphenodus according to C. J. Duffin and D. J. Ward 1993
See also de Beaumont 1960
Sister taxa: Lamna (Sphenodus) longidens, Lamna (Sphenodus) plana, Sphenodus helveticus, Sphenodus longidens, Sphenodus nitidus, Sphenodus rectidens, Orthacodus helveticus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or (Rhône) (Jurassic of France)
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