Xiphodolamia maliki

Artüz & Sakinç, 2025


Classification: Elasmobranchii Lamniformes Xiphodolamiidae

Reference of the original description
Artüz, M.L. & Sakinç, M. (2025)
Description of a new species, Xiphodolamia maliki sp. nov. and the shark teeth of Middle Eocene (Lutetian) aged Soğucak Formation in Küçükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey. Zootaxa, 5646(4), 527–544

Types
Xiphodolamia maliki
Holotype: ITU: LA60-001.00; Paratype: ITU: AK14-009.00;


Description:


Citation: Xiphodolamia maliki Artüz & Sakinç, 2025: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 09/2025

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Description
Original diagnosis after Artüz & Sakinç, 2025 p.536, 537 [34548]: The teeth are laterally compressed, exhibiting a narrow, triangular, dagger-shaped crown with sharp edges along both borders. The crown typically presents a slightly sigmoid curvature along the mesial cutting edge, while the posterior edge is obtuse. The construction of the root reveals a strong labio-lingual flattening, where both sides appear compressed, causing the processes to run parallel and obliquely; occasionally, one process is shorter than the other.
The crown is smooth, without basal cusps, serrations, or folds on the labial or lingual surfaces of the dentin. The broad crown extends fully to the root, which is quadrangular and lacking lateral denticles. A faint lingual groove is present on the root, containing a small nutrient foramen at its summit. The lingual crown face is convex, featuring a distinct uvula flanked by deep depressions on both sides. In labial view, the crown face is flat, while the mesial cutting edge is straight in profile. The distal cutting edge transitions at an acute angle into a distal heel, separated by a notch.
Some teeth display signs of poor preservation, particularly in the root region, which may be attributed to fossilisation processes or post-collection storage conditions

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=17656

References
Artüz, M.L. & Sakinç, M. (2025)
Description of a new species, Xiphodolamia maliki sp. nov. and the shark teeth of Middle Eocene (Lutetian) aged Soğucak Formation in Küçükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey. Zootaxa, 5646(4), 527–544
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5646.4.3