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Heptranchias howellii
Taxonomy
Notidanion howellii was named by Reed (1946). Its type specimen is ANSP 15078, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Belmar, which is in a Bartonian marine horizon in the Shark River Formation of New Jersey.
It was recombined as Heptranchias howelli by Long (1992); it was recombined as Heptranchias howellii by Welton (1974) and Carrillo-Briceño et al. (2016).
It was recombined as Heptranchias howelli by Long (1992); it was recombined as Heptranchias howellii by Welton (1974) and Carrillo-Briceño et al. (2016).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1946 | Notidanion howellii Reed p. 1 figs. Figs. 1-4 |
| 1974 | Heptranchias howellii Welton p. 7 |
| 1992 | Heptranchias howelli Long p. 14 |
| 2016 | Heptranchias howellii Carrillo-Briceño et al. p. 80 |
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†Heptranchias howellii Reed 1946
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available