Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae
Alternative combinations: Kiestus texana, Kiestus texanus
Full reference: H. Cappetta and G. R. Case. 1975. Sélaciens nouveaux du Crétacé du Texas. Geobios 8:303-307
Belongs to Ischyrhiza according to K. N. Bice and K. Shimada 2016
See also Cappetta and Case 1975, Cappetta and Case 1999, Case 1978 and Suárez and Cappetta 2004
Sister taxa: Ischirhiza nigeriensis, Ischyrhiza antiqua, Ischyrhiza avonicola, Ischyrhiza chilensis, Ischyrhiza germaniae, Ischyrhiza hartenbergeri, Ischyrhiza mira, Ischyrhiza nigeriensis, Ischyrhiza schneideri, Ischyrhiza serra, Ischyrhiza viaudi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Kiest Boulevard (KIB), which is in a Turonian marine siliciclastic in Texas
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (4: Kansas, Nebraska, Texas collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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