Orthechinorhinus davidae Welton 2016 (shark)

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Etmopteridae

Full reference: B. J. Welton. 2016. First report of Orthechinorhinus (Squaliformes: Etmopteriidae) from the Pacific Basin; A new species from Early Oligocene rocks of Oregon, USA. Fossil Record 5:303-308

Belongs to Orthechinorhinus according to B. J. Welton 2016

Sister taxon: Orthechinorhinus pfeili

Type specimen: NMMNH 771891, a tooth. Its type locality is Waldport, south, which is in a Rupelian marine siltstone in the Alsea Formation of Oregon.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (1: Oregon collection)

• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Oregon)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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