Hexanchus agassizi

Cappetta, 1976


Classification: Elasmobranchii Hexanchiformes Hexanchidae

Reference of the original description
Cappetta, H. (1976)
Sélaciens nouveaux du London Clay de l'Essex (Yprésien du Bassin de Londres). Geobios, 9(5), 551–575

Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Hexanchus cf. agassizi, Hexanchus collinsonae, Hexanchus hookeri

Types
Hexanchus agassizi
Holotype: USTL: BOC 5;
Hexanchus collinsonae
Holotype: BMNH.: P.60134; Paratype: BMNH.: P.60135; BMNH.: P.60136;
Hexanchus hookeri
Holotype: BMNH.: P.60131; Paratype: BMNH.: P.60132; BMNH.: P.60133;


Description:


Citation: Hexanchus agassizi Cappetta, 1976: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024

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Hexanchus agassizi Cappetta, 1976, London Clay Formation, Division D, Sheppey Member, Ypresian, early Eocene; Cliff Reach, Burnham-on-Crouch, UK © T. Reinecke, Bochum

Description
Original diagnose after Cappetta (1976) p. 554 [323]: Dents de petite taille (n'excédant pas 13 mm de longueur), environ deux lois plus longues que hautes ; dents latérales comportant de 7 à 10 cônes ; acrocône gé peine plus développé que le premier cône secondaire ; tranchant mésial de l'acrocône presque droit et portant g sa base quelques dentelures ; dents arquées en vue occlusale. Racine peu épaisse à face basilaire déprimée.

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=2841;
valid after Ward (1979) p. 114 [2493]; Adnet & Martin (2007) p. 280 [22]; Migom et al. (2021) p. 11 [29914]; Zalat et al. (2017) p. 204 [25860];



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