Chondrichthyes - Sclerorhynchiformes - Sclerorhynchidae
Alternative spelling: Ankystrorhynchus
Full reference: E. Casier. 1964. Contributions à l'étude des poissons fossiles de la Belgique. XIII. Présence de Ganopristinés dans la Glauconie de Lonzée et le Tuffeau de Maestricht. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 40(11):1-25
Parent taxon: Sclerorhynchidae according to M. E. Suárez and H. Cappetta 2004
See also Cappetta 1987, Cappetta and Case 1975, Case 1987, Herman 1977 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Agaleorhynchus, Australopristis, Baharipristis, Biropristis, Borodinopristis, Celtipristis, Ctenopristis, Dalpiazia, Ganopristinae, Ganopristis, Ischyrhiza, Libanopristis, Marckgrafia, Micropristis, Onchopristis, Onchosaurus, Plicatopristis, Pucapristis, Renpetia, Schizorhizinae, Sclerorhynchus
Subtaxa: Ankistrorhynchus lonzeensis Ankistrorhynchus washakiensis Ankystrorhynchus major
Type: Ankistrorhynchus lonzeensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Belgium (2 collections), United States (2: New Jersey, Wyoming)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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