Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Alternative combinations: Cestracion francisci, Gyropleurodus francisci, Gyropleurodus francisci
Belongs to Heterodontus according to J. A. VillafanĖa et al. 2019
See also Ebert 2003, Fitch 1968, Fitch 1970, Jordan and Hanibal 1923 and Partarrieu et al. 2018
Sister taxa: Heterodontus boussioni, Heterodontus cainozoicus, Heterodontus canaliculatus, Heterodontus carerens, Heterodontus creamridgensis, Heterodontus duffini, Heterodontus granti, Heterodontus havreensis, Heterodontus laevis, Heterodontus lerichei, Heterodontus lonzeensis, Heterodontus maisierensis, Heterodontus paucicarinatus, Heterodontus pineti, Heterodontus polonicus, Heterodontus portujacksoni, Heterodontus rugosus, Heterodontus semirugosus, Heterodontus sowasheense, Heterodontus sulcatus, Heterodontus upnikensis, Heterodontus vincenti, Heterodontus wardensis, Heterodontus woodwardi, Cestracion elongatus, Cestracion novozelandicus, Cestracion longidens, Cestracion cainozoicus, Cestracion coleridgensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (7: California collections)
• Pliocene of Chile (3)
• Miocene of Chile (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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