Chondrichthyes - Synechodontiformes - Palaeospinacidae
Full reference: M. J. Johns. 1997. Taxonomic names, in Taxonomy and biostratigraphy of middle and late Triassic elasmobranch ichthyoliths from northeastern British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 502:1-238
Belongs to Synechodus according to M. J. Johns 1997
Sister taxa: Hybodus bronnii, Synechodus antiquus, Synechodus clarki, Synechodus dereki, Synechodus dubrisiensis, Synechodus duffini, Synechodus egertoni, Synechodus faxensis, Synechodus filipi, Synechodus incrementum, Synechodus kessleri, Synechodus lerichei, Synechodus levis, Synechodus multinodosus, Synechodus nitidus, Synechodus paludinensis, Synechodus plicatus, Synechodus prorogatus, Synechodus rhaeticus, Synechodus riegrafi, Synechodus seinstedtensis, Synechodus streitzi, Synechodus subulatus, Synechodus subulatus, Synechodus sulcatus, Synechodus tenuis, Synechodus triangulus, Synechodus turneri, Synechodus ungeri, Synechodus validus
Type specimen: GSC 105135, a set of teeth. Its type locality is Aylard Creek East, Laird formation, ACE-1, which is in a Ladinian marine horizon in the Laird Formation of Canada.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (13: British Columbia collections)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
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