†Ptychocorax Glikman and Istchenko 1980 (mackerel shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae
Synonym: Hermanodus Landemaine 1991 [objective synonym]
Full reference: L. S. Glikman and V. V. Istchenko. 1980. Taxonomic names, in Evolyutsiya Melovykh i Kainozoiskikh Lamnoidnykh Akul. 1-248
Parent taxon: Anacoracidae according to H. Cappetta et al. 2014
See also Glikman and Istchenko 1980
Sister taxa: Galeocorax, Nanocorax, Paracorax, Scindocorax, Squalicorax
Subtaxa: Ptychocorax aulaticus Ptychocorax dolloi Ptychocorax hybodontoides
Type: Acrodus dolloi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Belgium (1 collection), France (2), Uzbekistan (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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