Chondrichthyes - Synechodontiformes - Palaeospinacidae
Alternative combination: Rhomphaiodon nicolensis
Full reference: C. J. Duffin. 1993. Late Triassic sharks teeth (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) from Saint-Nicolas-de-Port (north-east France). Belgian Geological Survey, Professional Paper, Elasmobranches et Stratigraphie 264(1993):7-32
Belongs to Nemacanthus according to T. P. Vida et al. 2025
See also Cuny and Risnes 2005
Sister taxa: Nemacanthus bosnensis, Nemacanthus elegans, Nemacanthus filifer, Nemacanthus minor, Nemacanthus monilifer, Nemacanthus speciosus
Type specimen: SNP 1000, a set of teeth. Its type locality is Saint-Nicolas-de-Port, which is in a Rhaetian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone in the Grès à Avicula contorta Formation of France.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of France (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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