Luopingselache Wen et al. 2023 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Lonchidiidae

Full reference: W. Wen, Q. Y. Zhang, J. Kriwet, S. X. Hu, C. Y. Zhou, J. Y. Huang, X. D. Cui, X. Min, and M. J. Benton. 2023. First occurrence of hybodontid teeth in the Luoping Biota (Middle Triassic, Anisian) and recovery of the marine ecosystem after the end-Permian mass extinction. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 617:111471

Parent taxon: Lonchidiidae according to W. Wen et al. 2023

Sister taxa: Dabasacanthus, Diabodus, Gansuselache, Isanodus, Jiaodontus, Lonchidion, Parvodus, Vectiselachos

Subtaxa: Luopingselache striata

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Type: Luopingselache striata

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Menqianpo section, bed 81, Luoping County (Triassic of China)

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