†Angustidontus Cooper 1936 (arthropod)
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Malacostraca - Eocarida - Angustidontidae
Originally interpreted as fish jaws; now considered "jaws of a shrimp" according to van der Laan (2019: 14) and others
Full reference: C. L. Cooper. 1936. Actinopterygian jaws from the Mississippian black shales of the Mississippi Valley. Journal of Paleontology 10(2):92-94
Parent taxon: Angustidontidae according to C. L. Cooper 1936
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Angustidontus seriatus
Type: Angustidontus seriatus
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Indiana, Oklahoma collections)
• Devonian of Germany (1), Poland (1), United States (2: Nevada, Ohio)
Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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