Lonchidion anitae Thurmond 1971 (elasmobranch)

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

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