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Atlanticopristis equatorialis

Tetraodontiformes

Taxonomy
Atlanticopristis equatorialis was named by Pereira and Medeiros (2008). Its type specimen is CPHNAMA-VT 1174, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Laje do Coringa, Ilha do Cajual, which is in a Cenomanian estuary/bay sandstone/conglomerate in the Alcântara Formation of Brazil. It is the type species of Atlanticopristis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Atlanticopristis equatorialis Pereira and Medeiros p. 207

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
genusAtlanticopristis
speciesequatorialis

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†Atlanticopristis equatorialis Pereira and Medeiros 2008
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Diagnosis
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