Lonchidion cristatum
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Infraclassis: Euselachii
Division/Cohort: †Hybodontida
Ordo: †Hybodontiformes
Superfamilia: †Hybodontoidea
Familia: †Lonchidiidae
Genus: †Lonchidion
Species: †Lonchidion cristatum
Name[edit]
†Lonchidion cristatum Cicimurri et al., 2014
- Holotype: SC 2012.48.71, tooth crown.
- Paratypes: SC 2012.48.72, tooth crown; 2012.48.74, incomplete tooth crown; 2012.48.75, tooth crown.
Type locality: along low banks on the south side of Luxapalila Creek in Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA.
Etymology: The species name alludes to the crests (ridges) occurring at various locations on the tooth crown.
References[edit]
- Cicimurri, D. J., Ciampaglio, C. N. & Runyon, K. E., 2014: Late Cretaceous Elasmobranchs from the Eutaw Formation at Luxapalila Creek, Lowndes County, Mississippi. PalArch’s Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology, 11 (2): 1–36. PDF Reference page.