Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Polyacrodontidae
Alternative combinations: Acrodus illingworthi, Hybodus illingworthi, Synechodus illingworthi
Full reference: F. Dixon. 1850. The Geology and Fossils of the Tertiary and Cretaceous Formations of Sussex xvi-422
Belongs to Polyacrodus according to M. Siversson and M. Machalski 2017
See also Cicimurri 2004, Dixon 1850, Evetts 1979, Herman 1977 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Polyacrodus brevicostatus, Polyacrodus claveringensis, Polyacrodus cloacinus, Polyacrodus jiangxiensis, Polyacrodus krafti, Polyacrodus lapalomensis, Polyacrodus maiseyi, Polyacrodus minimus, Polyacrodus polycyphus, Polyacrodus pyramidalis, Polyacrodus ritchiei, Polyacrodus tiandongensis, Polyacrodus tregoi, Polyacrodus tuberculatus, Polyacrodus wichitaensis, Polyacrodus zideki
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Belgium (1 collection), France (1), Kazakhstan (1), Poland (1), United States (2: Wyoming), Uzbekistan (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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