Acronemus Rieppel 1982 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Euselachii

Full reference: O. Rieppel. 1982. A new genus of shark from the Middle Triassic of Monte San Giorgio, Switzerland. Palaeontology 25(2):399-412

Parent taxon: Euselachii according to J. Maisey 2010

See also Nelson et al. 2016 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Artiodus, Cheirostephanus, Ctenacanthiformes, Dasyatiformes, Favusodus, Galei, Galeoidei, Hueneichthys, Hybodonta, Hybodontiformes, Musteliformes, Neoselachii, Notidaniformes, Protacrodontiformes, Protacrodontoidea, Scyliorhiniformes, Sphenacanthidae, Squatinoidei, Squatinorajiformes, Surcaudalus, Synechodontidae

Subtaxa: Acronemus tuberculatus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Italy (1 collection), Poland (1), Switzerland (1)

Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences

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