Karpinskiprion Lebedev and Itano 2023 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Helicoprionidae

Full reference: O. A. Lebedev and W. M. Itano. 2023. Taxonomic names, in Tooth whorl structure, growth and function in a helicoprionid chondrichthyan Karpinskiprion (nom. nov.) (Eugeneodontiformes) with a revision of the family composition. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 113:337-360

Parent taxon: Helicoprionidae according to O. A. Lebedev and W. M. Itano 2023

Sister taxa: Helicoprion, Agassizodus, Toxoprion, Sarcoprion, Arpagodus, Parahelicoprion

Subtaxa: Karpinskiprion ivanovi

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of the Russian Federation (2 collections), United States (1: New Mexico)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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