Khuffia lenis
Koot, Cuny, Tintori & Twitchett, 2013
Classification: Elasmobranchii incert. sedis Sphenacanthidae
Reference of the original description
A new diverse shark fauna from the Wordian (Middle Permian) Khuff Formation in the interior Haushi-Huqf area, Sultanate of Oman. Palaeontology, 56(2), 303–343
A new diverse shark fauna from the Wordian (Middle Permian) Khuff Formation in the interior Haushi-Huqf area, Sultanate of Oman. Palaeontology, 56(2), 303–343
Description:
Citation: Khuffia lenis Koot, Cuny, Tintori & Twitchett, 2013: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 09/2026
Description
Original diagnosis after Koot et al. (2013) p. 322 [18013]: Main cusp moderately high and strongly labiolingually asymmetrical, flanked by 2–3 pairs of blunt, subconical lateral cusplets; weak lingual peg present, surmounted by a weak crista and two flanking cristae; small labial node may be present; crown surface smooth or weakly ornamentated with few vertical cristae; longitudinal rim at the crown shoulder both lingually and labially.
Original diagnosis after Koot et al. (2013) p. 322 [18013]: Main cusp moderately high and strongly labiolingually asymmetrical, flanked by 2–3 pairs of blunt, subconical lateral cusplets; weak lingual peg present, surmounted by a weak crista and two flanking cristae; small labial node may be present; crown surface smooth or weakly ornamentated with few vertical cristae; longitudinal rim at the crown shoulder both lingually and labially.
References
A new diverse shark fauna from the Wordian (Middle Permian) Khuff Formation in the interior Haushi-Huqf area, Sultanate of Oman. Palaeontology, 56(2), 303–343
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2012.01199.x
Effects of the late Permian mass extinction on chondrichthyan palaeobiodiversity and distribution patterns. Thesis, University of Plymouth
A new diverse shark fauna from the Wordian (Middle Permian) Khuff Formation in the interior Haushi-Huqf area, Sultanate of Oman. Palaeontology, 56(2), 303–343
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2012.01199.x
Effects of the late Permian mass extinction on chondrichthyan palaeobiodiversity and distribution patterns. Thesis, University of Plymouth
