Biology:Phorcynis
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Short description: Extinct genus of sharks
| Phorcynis | |
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| Phorcynis catulina in the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Class: | Chondrichthyes
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| Family: | incertae sedis
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| Genus: | Phorcynis Thiollière 1854
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Phorcynis is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fish. The scales of Phorcynis have elongated crowns with a narrow median keel and short lateral folds[1] and the teeth are asymmetrical, similar to those of Orectolobus.[2]
References
- ↑ Gloria Arratia Fuentes, Hans-Peter Schultze (1999). Mesozoic fishes 2: systematics and fossil record : proceedings of the international meeting. Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. p. 34. ISBN 978-3-931516-48-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=-jUUAQAAIAAJ&q=keel.
- ↑ Perry W. Gilbert (1967). Sharks, skates, and rays. Johns Hopkins Press. pp. 29. ISBN 9780598242501. https://books.google.com/books?id=2XAWAQAAIAAJ&q=Phorcynis+teeth.
Wikidata ☰ Q7187380 entry
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