Sinohelicoprion changhsingensis Liu and Chang 1963 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Helicampodontidae

Full reference: H. T. Liu and M. N. Chang. 1963. First discovery of helicoprionid in China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 7(2):123-129

Belongs to Sinohelicoprion according to G. B. Liu and Q. Wang 1994

See also Liu and Chang 1963

Sister taxon: Sinohelicoprion macrodontus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Meikuanghoushan, Changxing County, which is in a Changhsingian offshore ramp limestone in the Changxing Formation of China

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Permian of China (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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