Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Lonchidiidae
Alternative combination: Lissodus anitae
Full reference: J. T. Thurmond. 1971. Cartilaginous fishes of the Trinity Group and related rocks (Lower Cretaceous) of north central Texas. Southeastern Geology 13:207-227
Belongs to Lonchidion according to C. A. Suarez et al. 2021
See also Rees and Underwood 2002, Thurmond 1971 and Winkler et al. 1990
Sister taxa: Lonchidion babulskii, Lonchidion breve, Lonchidion crenulatum, Lonchidion delsatei, Lonchidion derenzii, Lonchidion ferganensis, Lonchidion griffisi, Lonchidion humblei, Lonchidion indicus, Lonchidion inflexum, Lonchidion khoratensis, Lonchidion marocensis, Lonchidion microselachos, Lonchidion monteschi, Lonchidion selachas, Lonchidion selachos, Lonchidion striatum, Lonchidion weltoni
Type specimen: SMU 62144, a tooth. Its type locality is Butler Farm, which is in an Aptian/Albian terrestrial claystone in the Antlers Formation of Texas.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (5: Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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