Phorcynis
| Phorcynis | |
|---|---|
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| Phorcynis catulina in the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Orectolobiformes |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Phorcynis Thiollière 1854 |
Phorcynis is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fish and it's kingdom is animalia. 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 3-931516-48-2.
- ↑ Perry W. Gilbert (1967). Sharks, skates, and rays. Johns Hopkins Press,. p. 29.
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