Hopleacanthus

Hopleacanthus
Temporal range: Permian
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Genus: †Hopleacanthus
Schaumberg, 1982[1]
Species:
†H. richelsdorfensis
Binomial name
†Hopleacanthus richelsdorfensis
Schaumberg, 1982[1]

Hopleacanthus is a Permian genus of shark from the Kupferschiefer of Germany.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Schaumberg, Günther (December 1982). "Hopleacanthus richelsdorfensis n. g. n. sp., ein euselachier aus dem permischen kupferschiefer von hessen (w-deutschland)". Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 56 (3–4): 235–257. Bibcode:1982PalZ...56..235S. doi:10.1007/BF02988801. S2CID 128870189.

Further reading

  • M. Ginter, O. Hampe, and C. J. Duffin. 2010. Chondrichthyes, Paleozoic Elasmobranchii: Teeth. In H.P. Schultze (ed.), Handbook of Paleoichthyology 3D:1–168


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