Chondrichthyes - Sclerorhynchiformes - Sclerorhynchidae
Full reference: H. Cappetta and G. R. Case. 1999. Additions aux faunes de sélaciens du Crétacé du Texas (Albien supérieur-Campanien). Palaeo Ichthyologica 9:5-111
Belongs to Sclerorhynchus according to S. A. Hamm and D. J. Cicimurri 2011
See also Cappetta and Case 1999
Sister taxa: Sclerorhynchus atavus, Sclerorhynchus fanninensis, Sclerorhynchus germaniae, Sclerorhynchus pettersi, Sclerorhynchus sentus, Sclerorhynchus solomonis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Kiest Boulevard (KIB), which is in a Turonian marine siliciclastic in Texas
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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