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

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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.

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