Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Lonchidiidae
Alternative combination: Lissodus humblei
Full reference: P. A. Murry. 1981. A new species of freshwater hybodont from the Dockum Group (Triassic) of Texas. Journal of Paleontology 55(3):603-607
Belongs to Lonchidion according to J. Rees and C. Underwood 2002
See also Heckert and Lucas 2006, Irmis 2005, Murry 1981, Murry 1986, Murry 1989 and Murry and Long 1989
Sister taxa: Lonchidion anitae, Lonchidion babulskii, Lonchidion breve, Lonchidion crenulatum, Lonchidion delsatei, Lonchidion derenzii, Lonchidion ferganensis, Lonchidion griffisi, Lonchidion indicus, Lonchidion inflexum, Lonchidion khoratensis, Lonchidion marocensis, Lonchidion microselachos, Lonchidion monteschi, Lonchidion selachas, Lonchidion selachos, Lonchidion striatum, Lonchidion weltoni
Type specimen: SMUSMP 67951, a tooth. Its type locality is Head of Holmes Creek, which is in a Carnian/Norian channel lag claystone in the Tecovas Formation of Texas.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (9: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas collections)
Total: 9 collections including 11 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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