Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Full reference: T. P. Malyshkina. 2012. New sharks of the genus Abdounia (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) from the Upper Eocene of the Trans-Ural Region. Paleontological Journal 46:392-399
Belongs to Abdounia according to T. P. Malyshkina 2012
Sister taxa: Abdounia africana, Abdounia beaugei, Abdounia belselensis, Abdounia biauriculata, Abdounia enniskilleni, Abdounia finalis, Abdounia kashiensis, Abdounia lapierrei, Abdounia lata, Abdounia mesetae, Abdounia minutissima, Abdounia osipovae, Abdounia recticona, Abdounia richteri
Type specimen: UGM-98/1, a tooth. Its type locality is Kurgan brick factory clay pit, which is in a Priabonian marine sandstone in the Tavda Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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