Rhinognathus lewisii

Davis, 1887


Classification: Elasmobranchii Lamniformes Mitsukurinidae

Reference of the original description
Davis, J.W. (1887)
The fossil fishes of the chalk of Mount Lebanon, in Syria. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society, Series 2, 3, 457–636

Types
Rhinognathus lewisii



Description:


Citation: Rhinognathus lewisii Davis, 1887: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024

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Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=6054;
type species of Rhinognathus Davis, 1887 p. 480 [628] by monotypy (Art. 68.3 ICZN);

type species of Scapanorhynchus Woodward, 1889 p. 351 [2593] by original designation (Art. 68.2 ICZN);

synonym of Scapanorhynchus lewisii after Woodward (1889) p. 351 [2593]; Cappetta (1980) p. 99 [326]

References
Davis, J.W. (1887)
The fossil fishes of the chalk of Mount Lebanon, in Syria. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society, Series 2, 3, 457–636