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Odontaspis watinensis

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Taxonomy
Odontaspis watinensis was named by Cook et al. (2013). Its type specimen is UALVP 53199, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UALVP locality 76, Watino, which is in a Turonian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone in the Kaskapau Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Odontaspis watinensis Cook et al. p. 572 figs. 11F-I
2016Odontaspis watinensis Bice and Shimada p. 175 fig. 2J

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyOdontaspididaeMüller and Henle 1839
genusOdontaspis
specieswatinensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Odontaspis watinensis Cook et al. 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available