Cassisodus margaritae

Ginter & Sun, 2007


Classification: Elasmobranchii Hybodontiformes incert. fam.

Reference of the original description
Ginter, M. & Sun, Y. (2007)
Chondrichthyan remains from the Lower Carboniferous of Muhua, southern China. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 52(4), 705–727

Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Cassisodus cf. margaritae

Types
Cassisodus margaritae
Holotype: PKUM: 02−0145;


Description:


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Material
Material of the first description [3144]: 4 teeth

Description
Original diagnosis after Ginter & Sun, 2007 [3144]: As for genus: Teeth with euselachian bases and crowns com− posed of a prominent median cusp and two to four lateral cusps on each side. All the cusps smooth, rounded in cross section, slightly compressed mesio−distally, provided with at least one accessory cusplet on both lingual and labial sides. The lateral rami of the crown gradually narrowing and lowering outwards, and gently curved linguad. The overall appearance of the teeth and especially the labial overhang of the main cusp, with its accessory cusplet, resemble Lissodus Brough, 1935. However, the occurrence of accessory cusplets on both sides of lateral cusps is unique of Cassisodus.

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=7714;
type species of Cassisodus Ginter & Sun, 2007 [3144] by original designation (Art. 68.2 ICZN);

References
Schnetz, L. & Dunne, E.M. & Feichtinger, I. & Butler, R.J. & Coates, M.I. & Sansom, I.J. (2024)
Rise and diversification of chondrichthyans in the Paleozoic. Paleobiology, 50(2), 271–284
DOI: 10.1017/pab.2024.1
Ginter, M. & Wilk, O. (2021)
Middle Palaeozoic chondrichthyans and the associated ichthyofauna from southern Poland: a review. Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae, 91(3), 253–286
DOI: 10.14241/asgp.2021.13
Ginter, M. & Złotnik, M. (2019)
Mississippian chondrichthyan fishes from the area of Krzeszowice, southern Poland. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 64(3), 549–564
DOI: 10.4202/app.00619.2019
Ginter, M. & Hampe, O. & Duffin, C.J. (2010)
Handbook of Paleoichthyology, Vol. 3D: Chondrichthyes Paleozoic Elasmobranchii: Teeth Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, pp. 168, 154 fig., 4 Tab.
Ginter, M. & Sun, Y. (2007)
Chondrichthyan remains from the Lower Carboniferous of Muhua, southern China. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 52(4), 705–727